Telephone scammers continue to target Idahoans
Idahoans are still getting threatening telephone calls from people claiming to be with the United States Marshals Service.
The callers are threatening people with arrest warrants for not responding to federal jury summonses. The calls, most recently to the Boise and Coeur d’Alene areas, come from the same phone number, 208-391-5870. that is not a valid phone number for the U.S. Marshal’s Service.
The caller claims to be a Deputy U.S. Marshal and demands that people post bond for a federal jury summons.
The Marshal’s Service again advises that officers do not notify peple of arrest warrants by phone. A valid arrest warrant would be served in person by a Deputy U.S. Marshal or other law enforcement officer.
If you get such a call, do not provide any information and notify the U.S. Marshal’s Service immediately. Their best advice is hang up.
It is a crime for an individual to falsely represent himself or herself as a federal official or Deputy United States Marshal. Accordingly, this scam and any similar fraudulent conduct will be investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service, in partnership with the FBI.
