Police Warn the Public About Common Scams

Don’t Get Fooled   (Bridgeport, CT – April 1, 2014) – Don’t get fooled. A variety of telephone scams involving people looking to separate you from your hard earned  money continue around the country. Of late, the Bridgeport Police Department has often been receiving several complaints each day, and wants to again ask the public to exercise caution and good judgment.   “People work hard for their money and there are people who work equally hard to take it away from them,”  said Detective Frank Podpolucha, of the financial crimes unit. “But instead of snatching a purse, these people spend all day on the phone trying to dupe people out of thousands of dollars.” The scams come in a variety…

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