BUCYRUS—Crawford County Sheriff Scott Kent is warning residents not to fall for a scam involving warrants for people’s arrests.
“We do not call people when they have a warrant nor do we ever ask for a card number or bank account information,” said Kent on Thursday evening.
He said the Bucyrus Police Department is currently investigating at least one case in which someone was scammed and the Sheriff’s Office has received a couple of calls about the scammers.
“A couple of people have already been scammed out of money, over $1,000,” said Kent.
He said that the scammer is calling people and stating that the resident has a warrant for their arrest or one has been issued due to the person failing to show up for jury duty.
A Facebook post was released by the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday with the following information about the telephone scam:
The Sheriff’s Office is receiving calls from residents about a telephone scam. The caller reports that they are with the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department (not office) and informing the person accepting the call, that they have a warrant for their arrest. The number is being manipulated to look like a local telephone number. They are being told that they will be arrested or can to go to a local store and load money onto a card and then give them the number listed on the back of the card, to the caller.
This is a scam. The Sheriff’s Office and Bucyrus Police Department are investigating the matters.
The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office will not call you and inform you of a warrant for your arrest and we will never ask you to put money on a card. Never give out your personal information. If you receive any call that sounds suspicious, you can always check with your local law enforcement first.
Kent urges residents not to give out their debit or credit card information or bank account information to anyone without verifying first.
If you think you have been a victim of a scam or received one of these types of phone calls, contact your local law enforcement immediately.