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Getting calls from the police isn’t fun, especially when they ask for your credit card number.
The Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public that calls from the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office asking for money in exchange for clearing a warrant are fake.
“Reports state that a person falsely identifies themselves as a member of the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office and tells the victim that there is an outstanding warrant for their arrest,” a news release sent out May 22 said. “To clear the warrant, the victim is told to deposit money into various cash transfer apps such as Zelle, Venmo, PayPal, or others.”
The news release said DASO does not call residents with an outstanding warrant. They arrest them.
“Anyone who has a warrant for their arrest will be told in person by a uniformed deputy. Deputies do not collect payments or fees associated with any warrant,” the release said.
The scam is not unique to Doña Ana County. Recent news reports from Virginia, Alaska, and New York have reported similar scams.
DASO asked anyone who suspects they might have received a call from a phony deputy to “collect as much information as you can, such as the name and phone number of the person calling you or making contact, and report it to the Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Authority at 575-526-0795.”
