Scammers call impersonating Eagle River police and firefighters

  • Source: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau
  • Published: 12/13/2018 02:08 PM

VIDEO: Newswatch 12 spoke with a man who got two scam calls from someone pretending to be an Eagle River police officer and another pretending to be a firefighter. Both scam calls asked for donations. Eagle River Fire Chief Michael Anderson says he thinks the caller is a local because the department is taking donations for a second station, but not over the phone. "I believe they probably read [that we need donations] in the paper and thought that they would just take advantage of the current situation. Though, we will always take donations, we will never call and solicit donations from you. And we will never ask you for your credit card information," said Anderson. If you do receive one of these calls you are asked to report it to your local police department.



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