The St. Joseph Police Department is warning residents to be aware of a 911 spoof that has already impacted several in the area.
According to the SJPD several citizens have reported receiving calls from the department.
“The caller id made it appear that the calls came from the police department when they did not,” the dept. said in a news release.
The callers allegedly told the citizens that they had warrants for their arrest and needed to bring money to the police station to take care of the situation.
SJPD said if you are actually contacted by police in reference to outstanding warrants police will never ask you to send money anywhere.
The department said if anyone has questions about the validity of a phone call received from the police department that before taking any action to contact police to confirm the information presented.
Police said this scam is not isolated to the St. Joseph community but is also taking place in other jurisdictions.