The Berrien County Sheriff’s Department is putting out a warning about scammers. They say scam artists are again active, claiming to be with the department, Berrien County, the Internal Revenue Service, or the Treasury Department. The office says the call typically tells you there is a warrant for your arrest and says you can avoid that by paying them, normally by gift card. This is a classic phone scam that comes in many varieties: people claiming to be tech support, impersonating the IRS, posing as grandchildren in trouble and often pretending to be the police. But the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office, or any police department, will never call you to ask you to provide finances of any sort to them under the threat of arrest. If you’re ever unsure about the legitimacy of a call from someone claiming to be law enforcement, hang up and then call your local law enforcement agency directly.
