Warrant Arrests Part Of Phone Scam In Burlington County: Sheriff

The Burlington County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a phone scam in which the caller pretends to be with the office and threatens the targeted victim with arrest for not paying a warrant.

The scammers are calling victims from what appears to be a phone number used by the Burlington County Sheriff’s Department and threatening the victim with arrest, the sheriff’s office said on Tuesday.

The caller claims to be a deputy and tries to get the potential victim to pay off a warrant using gift cards or other means, the sheriff’s office said.

“Please know that the Sheriff’s Department and local law enforcement will never contact you in this manner and does not solicit payments over the phone,” the sheriff’s office said. “If you receive a call of this nature, please call the Burlington County Sheriff’s Department Special Investigations Unit at 609-265-5504.”