CROSSVILLE —
Cumberland County Sheriff Butch Burgess warns residents they should be wary if a law enforcement officer calls and tells them someone they know needs money to bail out of jail. It's a scam.
"As a rule, law enforcement agencies aren't going to call someone and ask them to wire money," said Burgess in a press release. "It just doesn't happen."
The bail bond scam has been bouncing around the country for several years, Burgess said, and first appeared in Crossville about two weeks ago.
The scam begins with a phone call from a law enforcement officer from another jurisdiction calling the resident and telling them someone they know has been arrested on an outstanding warrant and needs help making bond. They obtain personal information and names of individuals from Internet websites such as Facebook and other places where people post information about themselves.
The caller will request an amount of money be wired to another state or, sometimes, to another country.
Burgess said anyone who is asked by phone for bail money should gather more information before they send any money.
"If someone calls you asking for a bond, you need to check," he said. "Call that law enforcement agency directly and see if that person has been arrested."
For more information, contact the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department at (931) 484-6176 ext. 2002.
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