The Sheriff's Office has received intelligence of another scam.  In these new cases the suspects are using the name of the Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Todd Evans.  The messages range from having warrants out for their arrest to civil judgments, in addition to owing the government money.  These cases have been reported to both the El Paso County Sheriff's Office and the Colorado Springs Police Department

At times the phone number can appear to be a legitimate number with the Sheriff's Office. This can be done by using an application called "Spoof Card".  This application allows the suspect to use any legitimate phone number to call from with intent of victimizing people for large amounts of money.  The suspects in these cases have been asking the potential victims to pay these fees through prepaid credit cards.

The information of employee names, as well as phone numbers is easily accessible from the Sheriff's Office Website.  If someone calls you claiming to be an employee with the Sheriff's Office and is asking for money for any reason, please hang up and call your local law enforcement agency.

Again, the Sheriff's Office would like to remind citizens that our Office NEVER calls and informs individuals they have an active warrant and NEVER asks individuals to make payments to clear up a warrant.  We will also NEVER call to ask for money, for any reason.  We DO NOT collect money for any government agency.

If you have information about or have fallen victim to this scam, please contact your local law enforcement agency.