Lancaster City Police are warning residents about a cell phone scam happening in the area.
Within two hours, police recieved calls about three similar incidents.
When the victims answered a call on their cell phones, the suspect tells the victim they are holding a family member hostage and demand they send money to them via a wire transfer.
The suspect demands the victim stay on the phone with them while telling them how to get money and send it to them.
There is no relationship between the three victims and the amounts each victim was asked for has varied.
This is a scam that has surfaced from time to time throughout the United States, and is a variation of a similar scam where the caller tells the victim a loved one was arrested or hospitalized and needs money immediately.
Officials are warning residents: Never send money to people you haven't met in-person. And never send money for an emergency situation without verifying that it’s a real emergency.
Within two hours, police recieved calls about three similar incidents.
When the victims answered a call on their cell phones, the suspect tells the victim they are holding a family member hostage and demand they send money to them via a wire transfer.
The suspect demands the victim stay on the phone with them while telling them how to get money and send it to them.
There is no relationship between the three victims and the amounts each victim was asked for has varied.
This is a scam that has surfaced from time to time throughout the United States, and is a variation of a similar scam where the caller tells the victim a loved one was arrested or hospitalized and needs money immediately.
Officials are warning residents: Never send money to people you haven't met in-person. And never send money for an emergency situation without verifying that it’s a real emergency.