At least once a mounth there is a news report, That the law enforcement agency do not ask for money by telephone.
My personel answer to these request is- Please send a uniformed officer in a marked car and I will give them $100.00 I have not had to give this $100.00 out.
I have on several occations given money to a local officer famaly thtough
a local bank. I would suggest this to make sure that it is not put in the pocket of some person who is going to put most of it in his pocket.