Please be advised that a recent ongoing phone call scam has been impacting Mashpee residents, specifically senior citizens. The scammers identify themselves as Law Enforcement Officers from various agencies, to include the DEA, Social Security Administration, and Mashpee Police Department. The phone number may even resemble or appear to be the number for the Mashpee Police Department. They attempt to convince you that your DNA, or other identifiable information has been compromised, and is attached to multiple crimes. The scammers attempt to convince you that you are somehow involved in criminal activity. These scams are based on fear of prosecution for an alleged crime.
The scammers instruct you to purchase multiple gift cards and provide the information to them immediately over the phone. They instruct you to not tell anyone about your activity and to not contact the local police.
Please be advised that the Mashpee Police Department, or any other law enforcement agency, will never request payment over the phone or for you to purchase gift cards, in order to prevent any type of criminal legal action towards you.
Please continue to be cautious when answering and speaking with unknown individuals over the phone. Please do not provide any personal identifying information or banking information over the phone, unless you are certain to whom you are speaking with. When in doubt, if you ever have any questions and/or concerns, please contact or come into the Mashpee Police Department and have an officer assist you.
Thank you for your time.