Mansfield Police Warns About Phone Scammer Pretending To Be Law Enforcement
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MANSFIELD (CBSDFW.COM) - The Mansfield Police Department is warning residents not to be tricked by recent phone scammers who tell them to buy a prepaid credit card to pay off an arrest warrant or missed jury summons.
Recently, residents told police they received phone calls from 817-***-4778.
Mansfield Police say a man would identify himself as a sergeant or other police rank, followed by a name, and he would tell them an arrest warrant has been issued because they failed to respond to a grand jury summons or other court-related matter.
While the victim is on the way to the courthouse with the prepaid credit card, the scammer tries to keep the person on the phone long enough to get the prepaid card's number and code, giving the scammer access to all the money on the card.
The Mansfield Police Department and other law enforcement agencies don't call people for arrest warrants demanding payments in such a manner.
Residents who receive a similar call they think is a scam are urged to immediately hang up, block the number, and notify the Mansfield Police Department at 817-473-0211 or their local police agency they reside in.
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