SIOUX FALLS SD (KELO) — A 64-year-old Sioux Falls woman was scammed out of thousands of dollars to an unknown fraudster.
Police spokesman Sam Clemens said a caller posing as the non-existent Sioux Falls Sheriff’s office told the woman that she had warrants for crimes that she needed to pay.
When the woman confronted the caller and told them she did not have enough money to give them, the scammers demanded more.
The woman’s bank said they have seen similar scenarios, which means there could be more victims, Clemens said.
“Sometimes the caller ID or phone numbers are spoofs but appear legitimate,” Clemens said. “Get some information to verify who you are speaking to is legitimate,” he said.
Clemens said it’s difficult to know if the scam was a local caller.
