ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico is warning the public of a court-related scam, where targets are being falsely told they have an arrest warrant that can be resolved through immediate payment.
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According to the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, scammers are asking for personal identifiers, including an email address to send the falsified warrant to. These scammers may use the name of an actual judge, or pretend to be a law enforcement officer, U.S. Marshals Service personnel, or staff from the Clerk’s Office including the Clerk of Court.
“The U.S. District Court will never ask for sensitive information in an unsolicited phone call and will not assess a fine or penalty for failure to respond to a subpoena or for failure to appear in federal court, without first having the person appear before a judge. It is a crime for anyone to falsely represent himself or herself as a federal court official and such an offense is taken very seriously by the federal judiciary,” United States District Court for the District of New Mexico stated in a news release on Tuesday. “Persons receiving such a telephone call should not provide the requested information or pay any fines and should report the incident to the FederalBureau of Investigations through the Internet Crime Complaint Center.”
The public can also call the U.S. District Court at (505) 348-2000 to verify there are no federal court matters pending in their name…