LYNN HAVEN -- An identity thief is posing as a Bay County Sheriff’s Office investigator, BCSO reported Wednesday.
The Sheriff’s Office received several complaints Wednesday regarding a man who called local victims and claimed to be a BCSO warrants investigator. The unidentified suspect told the victims a warrant had been issued for their arrest, but they could avoid being arrested by paying a fine. The suspect then asked for personal information and banking information, which BCSO is warning residents to never disclose under such circumstances.
Warrants deputies serve warrants in person, according to BCSO, and never call the subject of a warrant before it is served. They also would not ask for personal information over the phone.