NORTHAMPTON CO. (WOLF) — The Pennsylvania State Police Troop M – Bethlehem and the Northampton County Sheriff’s Department are urging residents not to fall victim to Bitcoin scams involving warrant payments.
Residents are receiving phone calls from unknown callers, indicating they are “Northampton County Sheriffs” and there is a warrant for their arrest for failing to report for jury duty. Callers advise the victims’ payment via Bitcoin is needed for the warrants to be voided. Recent fraudulent incidents include:
December 20, 2025: Victim received a phone call from a scammer, indicating they were a Northampton County Sheriff and had (2) warrants for her arrest for failing to report for jury duty. The victim made (3) Bitcoin transactions which totaled $10,000.00…