A conman claiming to be raising money for the families of two police officers allegedly killed by “sovereign citizen” Dezi Freeman is reportedly preying on the devastated town of Porepunkah, police warn.

In a statement on Wednesday, Victoria Police said it had received a report of the scam targeting residents and businesses in the Alpine and Wangaratta regions, near where the shootings took place.

Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson and Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart.

“The male is purporting to be a police officer and is attempting to obtain donation packages ranging from $500-$2500, with levels of business advertisement in return for each donation,” police said.

“Anyone who receives a call like this is urged not to make a payment and instead report the matter to

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