The man, who sounded like an African American male with a West Coast accent called me and identified himself as an “Officer Smith” from the “Local Police.” Seeing as how I live outside of a town with a population of 107 people with no PD, the “local police” would be our county sheriff. It does have an Officer Smith but she’s a causasian female.

Fake Officer Smith claimed he didn’t have my DNA on file (BS, they have it) then he claimed I “missed an important court date” (also BS) and that there’s “a warrant” for my arrest (cops never call to tell you that). He also asked me to confirm I’m on the “sex offender registry”

I told him he’s pretty f’ing bold to call a nationally known anti-registry advocate to pull this and that I know he isn’t a real cop. He hung up on me. I immediately called him back and when he answered, you can imagine what words I told him. I called the scammer a third time, and he sent me to voice mail.

I contacted all Nebraska authorities but none were even remotely interested. Considering my local office feels I bring this upon myself, I’m bringing it upon myself to notify others of this scam.

Concerned #2

Please give your Mom a Big ole Hug from me. I cannot stand people who take advantage of the elderly. I have a soft spot for Grandma’s. All of mine have passed away so I adopt a lot of old ladies 🙂

Brandon

If law enforcement would do their *&@# Job, they would ask you to meet the person and the officers would be hiding behind a dumpster to arrest the scammers. Instead they just say “Yeah it’s a scam”.
I was a good detective when I was on the force. Not because I am smart, it is because #1 I truly cared about ALL people, but mostly because I always said “That could be my Mother getting scammed, robbed, raped, beaten etc.

#2 Law enforcement does not take gift cards or bitcoin, or for that matter tell you to bring or send them money. In a real situation, you pay a bail bondsman. AND another reason they do not tell anyone they have a warrant is, the fear of you taking off and skipping town.

#3 ALWAYS call the real sheriff’s office number and verify any outstanding warrants. In Florida we can look at the FDLE wants and warrants site. (May not always be updated for a day or two after warrant is issued)

I am former law enforcement and those are my tips that you can verify yourself. And if you do go down in person, Always bring a witness with you such as a family member.