SURREY Police Service (SPS) is warning the public that its non-emergency number, (604) 599-0502, is currently being spoofed by fraudsters to contact people with the objective of obtaining their personal or financial information.
Incoming calls appear to be from SPS’s non-emergency number. If a person answers, the caller may even fabricate an officer’s name and badge number to attempt to gain trust.
“These calls are not legitimate and the SPS will never call you to ask for money,” says Staff-Sgt. Lindsey Houghton, SPS Senior Media Relations Officer.
SPS advise the public of the following:
- Do not provide personal information over the phone.
- Do not send money or respond to any links sent by the caller.
- End the call as quickly as possible.
- Verify the credentials of the caller by calling SPS’s non-emergency number (604) 599-0502 to provide details about the call.
“Similar incidents have taken place with police agencies across Canada, including several locally,” says Houghton.
