BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Workplace is alerting Kern residents a few cellphone rip-off of somebody claiming to work on the sheriff’s workplace asking for cost.
The workplace says a number of individuals have reported somebody asking for cost for lacking a grand jury subpoena, not displaying up for courtroom as an skilled witness, contempt of courtroom and different fees. The caller then asks for an digital cost to keep away from going to jail.
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Officers say the caller asks for cost within the from of reward playing cards, bitcoin and different types of digital funds. The calls are created from a callback quantity that seems to be from the Sheriff’s cellphone quantity.
KCSO says the scammers are utilizing “spoofing” apps to make the decision plausible.
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The workplace desires to remind the group they are going to by no means name and ask for cash, banking info or cost info over the cellphone.
Should you obtain a name like this, attain out to KCSO or your native police division.
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