ROCK SPRINGS — Fraud calls informing residents they have warrants for their arrests have resulted in the Rock Springs Police Department warning people about the scam.
The RSPD issued a press release on its Facebook account Friday afternoon, saying the caller will identify themselves as an officer from a local law enforcement agency and inform the person called they have a warrant for their arrest. The scam caller will then say they can clear the warrant by paying a fee. The caller informs the person to drive to the law enforcement office, but asks the person to drive to a store and instructs them to buy bitcoin to settle the fee.
“Law enforcement agencies will not call you regarding a warrant and they do not accept payment via bit coin, gift cards, or other untraceable payment options,” the release states. “To protect yourself, always insist on calling the individual back at the…
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