DODGE CO. (WITI) -- The Dodge County Sheriff's Office is warning the public about a telephone scam they could encounter.
On Tuesday, September 23rd, the Dodge County Central Communications Center received numerous reports from citizens who had received calls from individuals claiming they were Deputies of the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office. The caller told the citizen that he or she had an active warrant. In many reports, the caller was told they had missed jury duty and a warrant had been issued for their arrest. These calls are fraudulent and placed by telephone scammers. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office did not place these phone calls.
The victim is usually instructed during the call to purchase a Green Dot card loaded with a specific amount of money that will void the bogus warrant. The victim is then asked to either take picture of the card, text or email it, or to call back and provide them the number of the Green Dot card.
Sheriff Ninmann stated the following in a news release: