Local fire department warns residents of phone scam
A telephone solicitor has recently been calling area residents asking for donations to help the local fire department. T
WEST SALEM TWP., Pa. - A telephone solicitor has recently been calling area residents asking for donations to help the local fire department.
The West Salem Volunteer Fire Department said that the calls sometimes come in as unknown or from a 717 (Harrisburg) area code.
According to the fire department, the caller claims that the donations will provide fire prevention materials and PTSD to the local fire department.
Officials are warning that the West Salem Fire Department is not affiliated with these callers They say they have never been contacted by them or received calls from them.
Authorities say that if you receive a call regarding something of this nature, collect their information and check with your local fire department to assure that they are not associated with them.
If they are not associated with the caller, please report the solicitation to the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection.
