Consumer Rights · Scam Alert · October 6, 2026, 9:10 AM CDT
Key Facts
- Valleynewslive issued a new alert: Scam Alert: Wahpeton Police phone hijacked
- The Wahpeton Police Department is warning about a phone scam using its phone number.
- How it reaches victims: Phone call.
- Tactics the source describes: Asks for money; spoofs a trusted phone number or sender; impersonates a trusted organization.
Scam Alert: Wahpeton Police phone hijacked.
The Wahpeton Police Department is warning about a phone scam using its phone number.
Police said the number, 701-642-7722, was hijacked. The caller poses as Police Chief Matthew Anderson and claims to be with the Federal Trade Commission.[1]
Where It Happened
The pin marks Wahpeton as named in the report, not an exact address. Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors. Street photo (2024): Myotus, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
What the Scam Looks Like
How to Protect Yourself
- Do not send money because of an unexpected call, text, or email. Hang up and contact the agency or person yourself using a number you look up independently.
- Caller ID can be faked. If a call claims to be from an official office, hang up and call the office back on its published number.
- Contact the organization directly using a phone number or website you look up yourself, not one provided in the message.
How to Verify This Yourself
Read the original alert directly at Valleynewslive — that page is the primary source for everything above.
References
Investigative methodology: this update was produced by scripts/scam_monitor.py from a real Valleynewslive alert — not a language model. The quoted text above is verbatim from the source; any message or description shown in the illustration is quoted or copied from the source itself (see its caption); when the source does not publish the scam’s wording, none is shown or invented. Protection tips are matched from a fixed keyword list, not generated per story.
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