Scam alerts!

[NightTrain]

If i had known or thought about it more at the time i would have made the call or e-mail.

But as i said it was a local scammer (by the area code at least) so i called the local police. Seems to me at the least they could have done a number location (like they do with local 911 calls) and send a car over to ask questions. Even if was only to let the scammers know that the cops were aware of what they were doing. At least CALL the number and tell them they are now aware and have them on the radar. Make a note at least.

The problem is that you can easily spoof the phone number. The stupid ones that don't hide their real number are hauled off to the clink in short order... kind of a stupid scammer Darwinism.

I'd bet 100 to 1 that the phone call wasn't local... it was made to look local so that you'd be more easily swayed with their pitch. A phone call from Bermuda is going to make you awfully damned suspicious right out of the gate!