CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Clarksville police are warning the public about a new scam targeting local fast food establishments.
Sgt. Charles Gill with the Clarksville Police Department said the caller identifies as Pamela Miller from the corporate office and says she is working with U.S. Marshals regarding indictments on all levels of management. The managers and owners of the business are named to lend credibility to the scam.
The caller tells employees that the business is surrounded and the only way for them to avoid arrest is to follow her explicit instructions regarding taking cash from the business and making wire transfers at locations such as Advance Financial, Walmart, Walgreens, etc. while on the phone with her.
She says contact cannot be broken and employees aren’t allowed to take additional calls. The caller says if the instructions are not followed, employees attempt to leave the store, receipts not shredded, or the local police called, all employees are subject to arrest by U.S. Marshals who have surrounded the building and are waiting in SWAT gear.
If you receive such a phone call you need to hang up immediately and notify police. No law enforcement agency will ever accept or request an electronic transfer of funds.
If anyone has any information on this scam they are asked to contact:
Det. Kenny Bradley
(931) 648-0656 ext. 5159
Kenny.Bradley@cityofclarksville.com
Or call Crime Stoppers
(931) 645-TIPS (8477)