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Delaware Police Number Used In A Phone Scam

Author Justin Franiak

September 1st, 2022 10:32 AM

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Seems like there is a new scam everyday. This time we saw a Delaware police number used in a phone scam statewide.

According to Shore News Network The Delaware State Police have issued a warning for a recurring phone scam that involves a “spoofed” number.

This number is used by the Delaware State Police.

In the press release the Delaware State Police say “The Delaware State Police is aware of multiple incidents in which individuals have received phone calls from a Delaware State Police-issued telephone number. Only the number appears on the caller ID; if that number is looked up, it shows that it is a valid Delaware State Police phone number.”

The press release goes on to say “Caller ID spoofing is when a caller deliberately falsifies the information transmitted to your caller ID display to disguise their identity. Spoofing is often used to trick someone into giving away valuable personal information so it can be used in fraudulent activity or sold illegally.”

The Delaware State Police say that they will never request payment for fines, traffic tickets, or bail.

These transactions are not done via phone but rather by the respective court systems.

They also say that electronic payments are not accepted via phone for court matters,

The Delaware State Police say that if someone tries to contact you regarding a family member, you should not offer information about that family member. They also say do not provide information about yourself.

They advise that you contact that family member yourself to verify their current status.

Indicators of a scammer are “are threats, orders not to hang up, and other statements where the scammer places urgency on their request for information or money” according to a press release.

Seems like there is a new scam everyday. This time we saw a Delaware police number used in a phone scam statewide.

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12 Delaware Bugs That Will Creep You Out

Delaware isn’t necessarily known for creepy crawlers, huge bugs or scary animals. But, that doesn’t mean that these 12 Delaware Bugs That Will Creep You Out aren’t close by.

In a list put together by Only In Your State, you can take a look at what might be lurking in your bed sheets, in the corners of your house or underneath your deck out back.

Have we creeped you out yet? Haha. This list will give you serious chills and have you looking over your shoulder or feeling like your skin is crawling.

If you’re not a fan of the bug life, you may want to leave now. Consider yourself warned. But, if you’re ready, take a look at these 12 Delaware Bugs That Will Creep You Out!

Looking for more like this? Check out Delaware’s #1 Dreaded Pest. We also included Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland’s Most Dreaded Pests for all of our listeners in neighboring states.

1. Bed bugs
2. Pseudoscorpion
3. Centipede
4. Mole Cricket
It has wings and can fly, but insects living underground. It has a large hand to dig. Can eat it and it is protein food.It can swim on the surface.Sounding like crickets.Hands like a mole
5. Giant Water Bug
6. Spotted Camel Cricket
7. Northern Walking Stick
Walking stick, Phasmatodea. Insect photographed in their natural habitat
8. Earwig
9. Silverfish
Insect feeding on paper – silverfish. Pest books and newspapers.
10. Wheel Bug
Wild wheel bug, Arilus cristatus is a common, widely distributed, beneficial assassin bug that preys on pest insects – grey color red legs – crawling on wood fence post
11. American Cockroach
Adult American Cockroach of the species Periplaneta americana
12. Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
BMSB on wall, upside down. . It’s considered an invasive species, or a pest of foreign origin in North America. Selective focus.