Local police, fire departments warn residents of phone scam

Lara Bonatesta
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LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A local police department and a fire station in Ephrata Borough, Lancaster County are warning residents of a reported phone scam.

According to Ephrata Police, a resident reported receiving a phone call from a person claiming to be from “Unit 16” and soliciting money for the police department.

Police are reminding residents that the department does not have solicitors asking for donations.

The Ephrata-based Lincoln Fire Company Station 16 also posted online saying that it “does not and will not solicit donations via telephone.”

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Residents who receive one of these phone calls should not provide any financial information.

Police are asking any residents who believe they have been scammed to contact them.

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