Phone scams have been around forever, but now con artists get information from the internet to impersonate real people.

That takes some chutzpah, huh?

Here’s how it works.

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Caller id makes it look.

Verkkomatthew allen disbro, age 44, was arrested wednesday for impersonating a police officer.

Verkkobefore you do anything else, talk with someone you trust.

He’s also been arrested for several other.

Verkkobut now we’re hearing about a new ploy:

Scammers are impersonating the police!

Verkkoyour phone rings and the person on the other end tells you that they’re law enforcement calling from a local police station.

His black, unmarked dodge charger had police style.

Verkkoa “serial” police impersonator, this florida man has pretended to be a cop for more than two decades.

Anyone who’s rushing you into paying or giving information is almost certainly a scammer.

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