5 September 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CITY OF SOUTHPORT
SOUTHPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT STATEMENT REGARDING SPAM POST
Southport, NC – We have been made aware of a new scam technique that targets neighborhoods and community members that pose as City Police Officers and requests money. This is a scam! Do not engage with any suspicious callers, click any suspicious links, or send any money to persons who claim to be a member of the Southport Police Department.
All Southport Police Staff are in good-standing, and all official notices will come from City of Southport and/or Southport Police Department on official letterhead.
If you see or receive the scam message, please report it appropriately as spam, do not engage, and, do not click any suspicious links.
ChyAnn Ketchum
Communications/Public Information Officer
Department of Community Relations
O: (910) 457-7927 ext. 1040
C: (910) 267-7300
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