Do not pass go, do not send $200, there is no warrant out for your arrest.
That's the message from Canton Township police after a local woman was duped out of $12,000 by a phone scammer threatening her with arrest. The victim told police that the caller told her there was a warrant out for her arrest and that she needed to post a bond or be apprehended by police.
According to Canton Township officers, the scam artist told the victim that they failed to show up for a court appearance where they had been subpoenaed as a witness and that there was now an arrest warrant for them. The caller went so far as to transfer the victim to another person who claimed to be a U.S. Marshal.
Police suggest not answering calls coming from an unidentified or unknown number, although, some scammers are so sophisticated they can spoof the numbers to appear that the call is coming from a police or court agency. Police suggest insisting the caller provide a return number and then contacting the local police and have them verify the legitimacy of the call.
