05/20/2026
CITY OF BINGHAMTON NY POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE
May 20th, 2026
4:00 PM
SCAM ALERT – FRAUDULENT PHONE CALLS IMPERSONATING BINGHAMTON POLICE
The Binghamton Police Department is alerting the community to a recent scam phone call in which the perpetrator impersonated a Binghamton Police Officer.
Binghamton Police were made aware of a recent scam phone call in which the caller identifies themselves as a Supervisor with the Binghamton Police Department in an attempt to obtain personal information, identity, or money from the potential victim. In the course of this fraudulent phone call, the caller advised the potential victim that an illegal purchase had been made using the victim’s credit card and attempted to obtain additional personal information. During this call, the caller threatened criminal liability through an outside governmental agency when the victim refused to provide the requested information.
It was also reported that this fraudulent phone call is “cloning” or replicating a legitimate Binghamton Police telephone number when the call is being made.
As a reminder, the Binghamton Police Department WILL NOT require any member of the community to provide personal banking information, personal identification numbers, such as a Social Security number, or demand any type of payment over the telephone.
This matter remains an active investigation and if you have been a victim or believe to have been a victim of this scam call, please contact the Binghamton Police Detective Bureau by phone at 607-772-7080.
