The Brown County Jail is the latest law enforcement entity to be spoofed by scammers.
The De Pere Police Department has received reports from residents of fraudsters calling from a number that appears to be the jail.
The scammers would then claim that a loved one was in jail, and that their bail or bond needs to be posted immediately.
This is a common tactic used by scammers, specifically the claim that action needs to be taken very quickly.
They also tell the victim that they must use payment methods like Bitcoin, Venmo, CashApp, gift cards, or prepaid debit cards, all of which government entities would not accept.
The department warned residents that if they receive a suspicious call from any local government source to hang up and call the established number for that entity.
For more details on the scam, visit BrownCountyWI.gov.
