Like other law enforcement agencies, Illinois State Police are warning of scam phone calls from people claiming to work for them.
ISP investigators have received several reports of phone calls from individuals claiming to be ISP investigators. The scammers go on to tell the person answer the call that their identity has been stolen.
ISP officials are saying this is a scam.
ISP Officials have said that they will never make cold calls requesting personal or financial information.
If you receive a phone call from someone claiming to be an ISP investigator, ask for the caller's name, badge number and phone number, then hang up.
Police recommend never providing or confirming personal information over the phone to an unknown caller.
If you need to verify if a caller is an ISP agent, you can contact one of the seven investigative regions throughout the state. This can be found on the ISP website.
If you have provided personal information to these callers ISP recommends contacting a credit bureaus which you can find on their website.
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