Corrales police are warning the public after a local man was tricked by a scammer into paying a fake bail.
The resident, whose son is in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque, told police he received a call Aug. 14 that indicated his son would be released with a monitor if he paid the bail.
Police Chief Victor Mangiacapra told the Corrales Comment the caller convinced the man to complete a cryptocurrency transaction that he thought would cover the $1,200 fee…