According to Broussard Police Department Captain Zac Gerard, multiple businesses have recently received phone calls from individuals impersonating law enforcement officers.
“We’ve had several businesses that have been contacted by someone that is trying to identify themselves as law enforcement,” Gerard said. “They are sending QR codes and trying to get the business to send either money via Bitcoin or an app to basically scam them out of that money.”
Police would like to emphasize to the public that no legitimate law enforcement agency will contact a business or individual by phone or text to request payment.
Captain Gerard urges business owners to verify any suspicious calls or messages before sending money.
“What we would like to make sure our businesses know and understand is that law enforcement agencies are not going to contact you by phone to try to get money,” Gerard said. “We would want everyone to make sure they are verifying any information they are receiving. Get law enforcement to respond to the business verifying all those things before they are giving any money.”
Officials are asking anyone who believes they have been contacted by a scammer or who has information about these incidents to contact the Broussard Police Department.
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