Verkkobefore you do anything else, talk with someone you trust. Anyone who’s rushing you into paying or giving information is almost certainly a scammer. Verkkobut now we’re hearing about a new ploy: Scammers are impersonating the police! That takes some chutzpah, huh? Here’s how it works. Verkkoyour phone rings and the person on the other end tells you that they’re law enforcement calling from a local police station. Caller id makes it look. Verkkomatthew allen disbro, age 44, was arrested wednesday for impersonating a police officer. His black, unmarked dodge charger had police style. Phone scams have been around forever, but now con artists get information from the internet to impersonate real people. Verkkoa “serial” police impersonator, this florida man has pretended to be a cop for more than two decades. He’s also been arrested for several other.