Michigan State Police troopers don’t want you to get ripped off. Be on the lookout for a call from the Michigan State Police informing you of an investigation. The con artists will say if you want to stay out of jail, you’ll need to send them money. The trick is that the phone number looks like it’s coming from an official source. The scammer is actually using the spoofing technique.
“They’re copying the Michigan State Police Cadillac working telephone number to make it appear the call is coming from that number,” says Lt. Derrick Carroll.
He says they will never ask for money over the phone or to be sent in the form of gift cards or through a third-party money transfer service including.
