On May 31, 2024, the Hampton Police Department was notified of scam attempt in progress. While one resident was on the phone with the scammer the other was on the phone with the Police Department. The residents reported that they received a call from a male who claimed to be with a Government Office named Sgt. Michael McKeen who told them that there were two outstanding citations that needed to be paid in the amount of $3000.00 or face a civil liability charge and do either 120 days in jail and/ or 50 hours community service time. The male said there was a gag order, and they could not talk about what was going on with anyone. They were instructed to go to the bank to withdraw the money, then go to the kiosk at a local Get-Go Gas Station. A Hampton Officer responded to the Get-Go to meet them and to make sure that no money was lost to the scammer.
No government agency would call and tell someone they were under a GAG order and that they had to go to their bank and withdraw money. It was explained that they were being scammed and advised to call their creditors and have their accounts locked.