AMARILLO POLICE DEPARTMENT
MEDIA/PUBLIC RELEASE
DATE: March 4, 2022
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INCIDENT TYPE: Amarillo’s latest scam
OFFICER SUBMITTING RELEASE: Sgt. Carla Burr-PIO
DETAILS: Violent Crimes detectives have been made aware of a new scam affecting citizens here in Amarillo.
The scammer is sending text messages using actual photos and crime numbers from the Amarillo Police department social media and website. With this information, the scammer is making threats to arrest the victims if they don’t pay money for crimes they didn’t commit. The scammer is saying they are Amarillo Officers and that the photo is of them, and the stats are their arrest numbers and crimes solved.
Amarillo Police will never text and threaten any citizen for money to pay for a crime. If you do receive any calls, texts, emails, etc. threats, CALL your local law enforcement agency. If this were a real police officer, their behavior would be a crime that needed to be investigated. This IS A SCAM.
If something like this has happened to you, call and make an online or phone report. 806-378-3038 or go to our website, Amarillopolice.org, and you can make your report there.
We also have a podcast talking about scams, and what to watch out for, what to do if you get scammed, and how to protect yourself. You can listen to this podcast on the Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, the Amarillo PD YouTube channel, and the Amarillo PD Facebook page.
Don’t be a victim of scams, if you think something is wrong, disconnect, contact someone you know and trust and ALWAYS ask questions.
