Anchorage police are warning Alaskans about two recent telephone scams that both involve callers falsely claiming association with the police department and asking for money.

Police said Thursday that one scam involves the caller soliciting donations for a phony "Anchorage Police Officer Alliance." Police said they have also gotten reports of phone calls "from a foreign sounding male" asking for money for police training.

"There is no such entity and the Anchorage Police Department is not soliciting for donations," police said.

Police later clarified that the Alaska Peace Officer's Association, a legitimate organization, "is currently doing police-related fund raising over the phone."

Police asked Alaskans targeted by a phone scam to file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov/complaint.