Boone County Sheriff’s Office warns of scam involving fake documents
Katie Greathouse
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office warned residents about a new scam involving fake documents to trick people into sending money.
The Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Friday social media post that the scam involves someone sending fake copies of what appears to be a federal arrest warrant and a “mobile escort orders” document.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, this is a new tactic that scammers are using. The agency has previously warned about scammers impersonating deputies and trying to collect money over the phone.
Common scams include calling a potential victim and telling that person they missed a court date, failed to pay a fine or disobeyed a court order. The Sheriff’s Office wrote that these scams typically involve “a demand to stay on the phone with them and to send money through a cryptocurrency machine or provide payment in some other way.”
Authorities say they do not call and try to collect money over the phone, and they also do not deal with warrants over the phone.
If you are suspicious of a call, the Sheriff’s Office advises that you hang up. Officials remind residents they should never give out personal information, including credit card and bank account numbers.