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City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Kaylin Eidsness, Senior Communications Coordinator
Phone 952-833-9537 • Fax 952-826-0389 • www.EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Scam replicates EPD phone number on caller ID
Edina, Minn., Nov. 13, 2014 – This morning the Edina Police Department received two reports of a
telephone scam where the Police Department’s phone number, 952-826-1600, shows up on the resident’s
caller ID.
The caller claimed to be with the Edina Police Department and said they have a warrant for the resident’s
arrest. If the resident would like to get the warrant taken care of, they would need to send the caller money.
“The Edina Police Department would never make this type of phone call,” said Crime Prevention Specialist
Molly Anderson. “If you receive a suspicious call, hang up. Never give money to someone who calls out of the
blue and requests it over the phone.”
Use these tips to protect yourself from similar phone scams:
Be wary. Con artists are friendly, smooth talkers. Bank and law enforcement agencies do not
conduct financial crime investigation by asking customers to withdraw cash from an account.
Verify Identity. Call the business or organization the caller is claiming to represent, using a phone
number you have found in the phone book or online.
Never give out personal information. Think twice about giving account numbers, social security
numbers and/or any financial information. Those numbers are just like handing the scammer cash.
Trust your instinct. If something doesn’t sound right, it probably isn’t. Hang up and call the Edina
Police Department to report the scam.
If you receive a call from 952-826-1600 and someone claiming to be from the Edina Police Department, call
Edina Dispatch at 952-826-1600 to make sure the call was legitimate. Dispatch will know if someone from the
Police Department contacted you recently.
If you are a victim of the scam, contact the Edina Police Department, 952-826-1600, to report the crime. For
more information on how to protect yourself, visit www.EdinaMN.gov/Police or call 952-826-1610.
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