BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. — Someone is calling people claiming to be an employee with the Metropolitan Detention Center, the Bernalillo County jail warns.
Leaders said the scammers are using current inmates’ personal information to call their relatives. The scammers claim they can get their family member released from jail if they pay a fee.
MDC officials want to remind families employees will never contact them. Jail staff also don’t determine who gets released from custody…