Sudbury Residents Report Scams Involving 'Officers'

The Sudbury Police Department is alerting residents to a male who is calling random residents in a phone scam.

According to Lt. Robert Grady, a male caller is telling residents he is either a police officer or an officer of the court. The person is trying to collect money on outstanding traffic tickets or court costs that don't exist.

"He's saying (residents have) received a ticket or a summons in the mail regarding a red light violation taken by a traffic camera," Grady said. "He'll then tell them the violation is past due."

One resident was told he had to pay $365 and there was a warrant for his arrest.

"The police would never contact you and ask for money over a traffic (violation)," Grady said. "If you have an arrest warrant, we're going to come to your house and arrest you. If you have a traffic citation and your license is being suspended, we deal with it another way." 

One female resident was told to go to CVS and obtain a money card to cover outstanding court fines.

"He was telling them to get a Green Dot card and scratch the pin number off it," Grady said. "Don't fall for anything like that. This is just nothing but a scam. The police would never call and ask for money. It's not how the system is set up and we don't want people falling prey to it." 

Overall, there have been about 10 reports of the attempted scam since Nov. 12.

If you think this person has attempted to scam you, or if you sent this person money or pin numbers to money cards, call the Sudbury Police Department at 978-443-1044.

"We'll try to find out who this guy is," Grady said.