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NSW Police issue warning after rise in elaborate phone scams
The NSW Police Force is warning the community about an elaborate phone scam, believed to be linked to transnational organised crime syndicates, which are targeting people across the state.
In the past month, several people across NSW have reported receiving a call from someone purporting to be a NSW Police Force officer or government agency representative, demanding money under the threat of violence or arrest.
Many of these calls are made using caller ID spoofing, where the number appears to be that of the agency they claim to represent.