GCPD warns of scammers impersonating cops

Nov. 8—The Glynn County Police Department is warning residents about a scam in which callers impersonating police officers attempt to con people out of money.

A Glynn County man contacted the police department about the scam recently after he said someone called claiming to be a police officer and saying the man was under investigation for drug trafficking, a press release from the department said.

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