Foxborough Police Warn Residents of Phone Scam in the Area

The Foxborough Police Department is warning town residents of multiple phone scams that have recently hit the area.

“The department has received a few reports from citizens recently regarding phone scams,” Foxborough police said via its Facebook page. “Most of these scams appear to target the elderly.”

Police said other area departments have also received reports from residents in the area of the suspicious phone calls. The scams appear to be consistent in approach throughout the area.

“One way these scams work is the person receives a telephone call from someone claiming to have kidnapped one of their relatives,” said Foxborough police. “The scammer will tell the person not to contact the police and to wire a large amount of money to a certain location.

“Another way these scams work is the person receives a telephone call from someone claiming to be a relative saying they are out of the country, in distress, and in need of money. They then ask the victim to wire money to help them.”

Police warn residents “these scammers are quite skilled at passing themselves off as relatives in need, and know ways to obtain information from the people they victimize.”

Police added there is rarely a case in which money needs to be sent via a wire transfer and that should serve as a red flag.

“If you receive any calls like the ones you read above, please contact the police immediately and report these incidents,” police said. “It is also important to share this information with your family and friends, especially the elderly, because they are the ones who are being targeted by these scams.”