The Butler County Sheriff’s office is warning of a recent scam.
For the last several weeks a male individual has been making phone calls and representing himself as a member of the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.
Last week, he used a retired Lieutenant’s name and this week he’s been using the name of a Patrol Captain, the dept. said in an email Monday.
This person has been successful in getting people to send money in the form of bitcoin by using threats of arrest and has been known to be very aggressive over the phone. (Continue story below ads.)
The Butler County Sheriff’s Office will never call you on the phone to collect money for fines, court fees, etc., dept. officials said. The scammer has been able to spoof the Sheriff’s Office main line of (316) 322-4254 so the call may appear to come from their office.
“Again, we will never call you to collect fines, court fees, etc. We would like to alert the public to this growing scam and remind them to not give money over the phone to anyone without verification of identity,” the email read.
