Phone Scam

The Albany County Sheriff’s Office is warning citizens not to fall for a phone scam that's making the rounds.

Cheyenne police are warning citizens, particularly the elderly, not to fall for a phone scam that's making the rounds.

Cheyenne police are warning residents not to fall for an old scam that's making the rounds again.

Cheyenne police are warning about a phone scam involving callers posing as law enforcement officers asking for money.

The FBI Denver Division says that it has seen its main number spoofed in this manner recently, as well as the numbers of its offices in Colorado and Wyoming.

The person is told they will be arrested unless immediate payment is made either via a cashier's check or a Green Dot debit card.

The office says they will never request any sort of payment over the phone and will never accept money cards as payment of fines.

The Laramie Police Department is warning residents of a potentially dangerous and complex phone scam involving jury duty and payments to scammers.

A jury duty phone scam is continuing to cause problems for residents of Laramie and Albany County.

Sexton says a number of Laramie residents have reported being contacted over the phone by an individual claiming to be from the Albany County District Court. Sexton says the caller claims residents have missed jury duty and need to pay large fines to avoid trouble.

The callers may know the last four numbers of your social security number.

Officials with the U.S. Marshals Service have a warning for people in Wyoming who get a phone call from a "deputy."