North Carolina Police Captain Pranks A Scam Caller Who Threatened To Arrest Her

Sep 04, 2019 by apost team

A scam caller got a taste of his own medicine when he found himself on the phone with a North Carolina police captain.

Captain Ann Stephens, an officer with the Apex, North Carolina police department, couldn't resist having a little fun when she received a call from an obvious con artist, and she captured the entire call on video.

The caller, who identified himself as John Black from the Social Security Administration, informed Captain Stephens that she was being investigated for opening fraudulent bank accounts. When "John Black" asked Captain Stephens to verify her home address, she refused.

Mr. Black became agitated with the uncooperative policewoman and informed her that the call was being monitored by the Department of Narcotics and the Internal Revenue Service.

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Captain Stephens decided to play along. She gave the caller an address, but it wasn't her home address. She gave him the address to the police station.

At one point in the video, the scammer loses his temper and admonishes Captain Stephens for interrupting him. She struggles to hold back laughter as "John Black" tells her that her social security number was used to open 25 bank accounts. He alleged that the accounts were linked to tax evasion, drug trafficking and money laundering.

When it becomes clear that Captain Stevens has no intention of cooperating, John Black transfers her to his "senior officer" after warning her that the police were on their way to arrest her.

The senior officer, "Jason Brown," demanded the last four digits of the Captain's social security number. He also wanted to know how many bank accounts she had. When she refused, he threatened to freeze all of her assets. Eventually, the swindler gave up and ended the call.

You would think the scam callers would have picked more original names than Jason Brown and John Black. Of course, anyone who commits wire fraud isn't all that bright, to begin with. While this story has gone viral for all the right reasons, phone scams are no joke. Thousands of Americans have lost money to scam artists.

Never give your personal information out over the phone. According to Consumer Reports, official agencies will never contact you via the telephone. Instead, they'll send a certified letter.

You can watch the video for yourself below.

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