Restaurant Scam

This is a new one for me but I guess we always need to be suspicious especially when you receive unusual phone calls.

The Iron Mountain Police Department received a call from a local restaurant concerning a call they received from someone posing as a Health Department inspector.

According to police, the caller asked that the employer enter a numeric code during a second automated call. And by entering the code, it was supposed to set up the appointment for the inspector to come to the restaurant.

This type of scam may cause the business to be signed up for an online auction and charges will be made in the business' name.

The Iron Mountain Police Department has learned that the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department does not set up inspection times over the phone or ahead of time.
Inspections by the Health Department are always unannounced.