Yesterday I received a call from someone pretending to be Det. Garry McFadden from the Charlotte-Mecklenberg PD. The caller left a message stating there was a criminal charge filed against me & I would be arrested if I didn't call back within 24-48 hours.
I returned the call several times. Each time the phone rang three (3) times before giving me a message stating "The person you are calling has a voicemail box that has not been set up." This morning I spoke with a person with the CMPD. They confirmed that Det. Garry McFadden was a detective in their department but has retired because he has a show on Investigation Discovery. The person indicated this is a scam and forwarded me to their Fraud Dept.
Earlier today I spoke with the person claiming to be Det. McFadden. He went into a high pressure spiel about charges being filed if I did not take care of this matter immediately. I confirmed his name & asked if he was still with the CMPD. The male stated he was. I then asked if he was the same Det. McFadden who now has a show on ID. He said that was him & he is now a private investigator. At this point I asked if he was a private investigator & no longer associated with the CMPD why was he misrepresenting himself as an officer of the law? The male did not answer this question, instead he stated that he had "talked to some people up in my area." I asked what PD & with whom he had spoken to. The male hung up the phone immediately.
I have made repeated calls to the number for this scammer after he hung up. All have gone directly to the voicemail & message noted above. I've also provided the number to several of my colleagues who have been calling it with the same results.
In the event you have been contacted by this person please report it to the CMPD at 704-336-7600. The number this "person" was calling from is 704-292-4414.
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Contacted me from this number from a dating site. Immediately started sending nude photos... I asked if they knew Det. Garry McFadden and they stopped messaging..
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