SALINA, Kan. (AP) — Salina authorities are warning the public of a scammer posing as the police chief.

Capt. Mike Sweeney tells KAKE a 62-year-old man was called last week from what showed up on a caller ID as the police department number. He says the man had been conned out of $4,500 over the phone a few days earlier.

The man tells police the caller said he was the chief and threatened to arrest him if he didn’t send more money. The victim called the actual police department instead.

Sweeney says the scammer used technology that allows other numbers to appear on a caller ID.

Police believe the person called from a foreign country.