SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The scam begins with the caller saying they’re with the Sioux Falls Sheriff’s Department, which doesn’t exist.
“They explained to this woman that she had several warrants and needed to pay $3,000 and when she said she didn’t have that money, they lowered it down to $2,000,” said Police Spokesman Sam Clemens.
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This is the first red flag: the amount of money keeps changing.
“At some point during the conversation, she said she’d come down to the sheriff’s office to get it straightened out. They then told her that she would immediately go to jail if that was the case,” said Clemens…