South Kingstown Police Warn Of Scammers Impersonating Officers

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RI — The South Kingstown police have warned of scammers impersonating officers who threaten to arrest residents for missing jury duty unless they pay up with gift cards.

"We have been notified of a phone scam where an individual falsely claims to be a member of the South Kingstown Police Department and demands that the recipient purchase gift cards, threatening that failure to do so will result in an arrest warrant for missed jury duty," the police department posted to its Facebook page.

"No law enforcement agency will ever" demand money over the phone, request payment in prepaid or gift cards, or threaten arrest to collect fines or fees, according to the post.

"Caller ID information can be “spoofed”, so the call may appear to come from our police department even though it did not," the post said.

The post encouraged residents to contact directly by phone at 401-783-3321 or by email atpolice@southkingstownri.gov to confirm if a call is legitimate.

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