Recent Bail Bonds Scam Not New

Residents of Douglas County, Kansas were warned on last week of a recent bail bonds scam that has been taking place.  A con artist posing as a sheriff’s employee contacted a manager of a local business by phone. They were asked to withdraw cash in the amount of $1,634 and wire the money in order to pay for the employee’s bail bond.  It was mentioned that the employee was arrested for DUI and child endangerment.  After becoming suspicious of the incident, the manager contacted the employee by text, only to find out that they had not been arrested.  Once the con artist was questioned further by the manager, he hung up.

This is a scam that has been going on for some time throughout the country. Anyone who receives this type of call is cautioned, as a legitimate bail bonds agency will never request a wire to be transferred to a third party.

Some helpful things to do would be to try and contact the person said to have been arrested or call the jail of which the person is said to be in custody.  You may contact  the jail by phone or check the county website to confirm inmate information.

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