Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the person posing as an officer and scamming people over the phone.
The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office received information that an unknown male has been contacting people by phone, claiming he works for the sheriff’s office. During the call the man tells the victim that he or she failed to appear for jury service and that one of the district judges in Fort Bend County has issued a warrant for arrest, according to police. When the victim tells the caller a summons was never received, he tells the victim his records show it was sent on April 11. He verifies the victim’s address and says they are one of a pool of 200 jurors who failed to appear.
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The scammer tells the victim he can take care of the problem for a fee or financial information from the victim. If the victim questions him, he threatens to go to their home to arrest them and then he hangs up.
A 78-year-old woman received the call Tuesday and notified the authorities about the scam.
Anyone with information about the scam is asked to call Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers, Inc. at (281) 342-TIPS (8477) or by sending a texting FBCCS plus your tip to CRIMES (274637). All tipsters may remain anonymous.
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