Ansonia Police warn residents of phone scam

ANSONIA - On Jan. 21 the Ansonia Police Department investigated a phone scam where a local resident received a phone call from an unknown person reporting that a family member had been kidnapped, that a ransom was being requested and the kidnapped family member would be harmed if the police were contacted.

The Ansonia Police Department is warning all residents not to give any personal information, bank information, wire money, or purchase gift cards like iTunes, Amazon, Google and other easily negotiable monetary items to pay the person requesting the money.

If you receive a call like this, or that a relative has been arrested and needs bond money or has been injured and needs money for medical expenses, the first thing you should do is to try and contact the relative they are saying is in trouble. 
You should then contact the police department and report the incident. 

This is a press release from Lt. Patrick Lynch.