The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a scam that targets female real estate agents in the area.
The sheriff’s office has received several reports about a male calling female real estate agents, claiming to be a Boulder County Sheriff’s deputy and instructing them to turn themselves in, according to a BCSO Facebook post.
One woman was told to meet “the deputy” to compare signatures from a supposed subpoena. Other victims were told that they missed a court date where they were ordered to testify and now there is a warrant for their arrest, according to the sheriffs’ office.
“While we don’t know what the intent of the caller is, whether it’s an attempt to scam these women out of money, personal identifying information, or worse, what we do know is that this person is impersonating a law enforcement officer,” the sheriff’s office states.
Deputies will never ask someone to pay a fee/fine/warrant or for personal identifying information over the phone, the sheriff’s office states.
Anyone who has received a call like this is asked to contact Boulder County dispatch at 303-441-4444 to confirm the validity of the deputy.
