Government impersonationReviewed
Merseyside Police warn scammers posing as officers are spoofing its real switchboard number
Merseyside Police warned on 3 November 2026 that callers posing as officers or cyber crime officers are asking residents for payments, with spoofed caller ID showing the force's real number, 0151 709 6010. An investigation is under way.
- Spoofed caller ID showing genuine Merseyside Police number 0151 709 6010 (not the scammers' own)
Reported Nov 3, 20261 report