Scam Alert: Tewksbury Police Warn Of Amazon, Apple Impersonators

Tewksbury MA

14 May, 2021

3:07 PM

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TEWKSBURY, MA — Tewksbury police recently warned of scammers impersonating major companies, reporting a recent "barrage of scam calls." The scammers have phone numbers that appear to be in Tewksbury or Lowell and claim to be from Apple and Amazon, the department said in a Facebook post Wednesday. In scams like this, victims are often asked for their personal information or for payments to resolve account issues. "Legitimate businesses will NOT call asking for sensitive personal information or payment by gift card," the department noted. "Best advice: hang up!" The police also shared the following post about gift card scams.