REMINDER: The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will NEVER call asking for payment in exchange for deleting a warrant or preventing an arrest from our county. Recently, we have been made aware of scammers making these calls, demanding payment via Bitcoin or other mobile forms of payment. The caller will give a legitimate deputy’s name and ID number, asking them to pay a bail, bond or fine. They will threaten the victim, telling them if they step off of their property or disconnect the call, an arrest will be immediately made.

There have also been recent cases in which the scammer will call the victim, informing them they are being investigated in drug trafficking or money laundering cases. This elaborate scam advises the victim that their social security is compromised and they must wire large sums of money in order to avoid arrest. They are able to disguise their phone numbers as legitimate Sheriff’s station numbers and may give the name of a Department member.

PLEASE stay vigilant and avoid becoming the next victim. Educate your parents and grandparents as often times, they are targeted because of their age.

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