Takoma Park police phone number cloned by phone scammers

The City of Takoma Park police department is alerting residents that a phone scammer has cloned one of its phone numbers for use in a Medicaid scam. A resident received a call from the cloned number, which appeared on Caller ID to be coming from the police agency. Instead, it was an alleged phone scammer posing as a Medicaid employee. 

The alleged scammer demanded the resident give their Social Security number over the phone. Takoma Park police want residents to know that it, and other City offices, do not contact residents by phone to demand personal information or money. If you receive such a call from a scammer, they ask you to report it to the Takoma Park Police Department at 301-270-1100.