Taylor police warn of scammer posing on phone as officer

ROUND ROCK — Taylor police are warning residents about a scammer falsely posing as a police officer on the phone, according to a city news release.

A Williamson County resident received a phone call on Thursday from a person who said they were a Taylor police officer, the release said.

The scammer told the resident that there was suspicious activity on the resident’s social security number and police had begun an investigation into money laundering, according to the release.

It said the scammer then told the resident they needed to withdraw cash and meet them with the money, their bank card and their driver’s license at a location in Austin.

The resident called the Taylor Police Department and confirmed the call was a scam. Taylor Police will never call a resident and demand money as the result of an investigation, the release said.

Anyone who receives a similar call is asked to call police and report it immediately.