Staff Writer
Fire and Ambulance Department Chief Roy Woods wishes to warn the public to ignore calls from phone scammers claiming to be raising funds for the Caribou Fire and Ambulance Department. Woods has received several calls from citizens within the department’s coverage area stating that they have received calls from persons claiming to be raising funds for the fire department and that some of the money raised will go to Caribou Fire and Ambulance.
“The Caribou Fire and Ambulance Department has never, and will not solicit funds by the phone,” said Woods.
“I don’t even know who this group is, but they are soliciting money and saying that the Fire and Ambulance Department gets a piece of the donation, which simply isn’t true,” added Woods.
Woods also encourages anyone who receives a call from the apparent scammers to get their name and phone number and to relay that information to him.
“I got a call this morning from a lady who got a call yesterday, and she was able to get a phone number, which I called, but no one answered” said Woods.
Anyone with information regarding the phone scam should call Woods at the Caribou Fire and Ambulance Department at 493-4204.
