Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday is warning residents of a new scam in where callers pose as sheriff’s deputies and threaten to arrest victims unless immediate payment is made.
The scheme involves scammers spoofing official phone numbers to make it appear the calls is from a legitimate agency.
Victims are told they have unpaid tickets or pending legal issues and are pressured to pay with gift cards, wire transfers, or cryptocurrency to avoid being arrested.
The Attorney General’s Office warns residents that no government agency, law enforcement office, or court will ever request payment through gift cards, cryptocurrency ATMs, or similar methods.
If a caller refuses to provide a badge number, office name, and official callback number the call is most likely fraudulent.
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