CHARLOTTETOWN -- Police in P.E.I. say they have received two complaints this month about people posing as Citizenship and Immigration officials and demanding money.

They say the callers told people that if they didn't pay them a certain amount of money, they'd be arrested by Charlottetown Police Services.

Officers say the callers have used a phone number that is close to the one for the police force.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada, meantime, has issued a statement saying it does not phone people to collect money.

The department also says it doesn't ask clients to confirm basic personal information that has already been provided on application forms.

Police say anyone who receives a suspicious call should hang up and contact them.