Phone Scam

Anyone receiving the calls should immediately hang up and contact CPD at 307-235-8278.

In another version, the caller pretends to be a law enforcement officer calling to report that a child or grandchild has been involved in a crash.

CPD spokeswoman Rebekah Ladd said all scam calls are concerning, but one using a police department's official phone number is particularly worrisome.

The Casper Police Department has been made aware of a new phone scam.

The scammer asks the victim to purchase multiple Green Dot or Steam cards and to give them the numbers as bond payment.

The office says they will never request any sort of payment over the phone and will never accept money cards as payment of fines.

Beck says the patrol hasn't, and won't request any payment over the phone.

The scammers proceed to tell the sex offender that they failed to register, resulting in an active warrant for their arrest.

Some of the calls spoof the IRS toll-free number to appear to be legitimate.

The scammers then claim that the citizen failed to appear for court.