MECOSTA COUNTY — Scam calls are becoming more common among Michigan phone users, and reports of a call regarding arrest warrants is among the latest incarnation.
On Feb. 25, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office posted a status on Facebook informing the community that they had received several reports of scam calls from a local area code.
“The individual posed as a member of the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office and tries to get payment for warrants or says you will have a warrant if you do not make a payment to them,” the post read. “The scammer(s) will mention names of actual employees of the Sheriff’s Office to sound more convincing. This is a scam.”
William Sell, an officer with the Big Rapids Department of Public Safety, warned residents that the calls can take different forms.
“We take several calls a month of people either reporting scam calls or reporting they have been a victim of scam calls,” Sell said.
“These calls are frequently from somebody posing as a police officer, IRS agent, or sheriff’s deputy saying the person is in trouble and needs to pay money to keep from getting a warrant for their arrest. We also have taken calls from people saying their grandchild, brother or any other family member has been arrested in another state and needs bail money.
“Don’t answer…
