Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff is warning residents about another phone scam circulating in which scammers posing as Sheriff’s Deputies are calling from a spoofed number, appearing to be from the Sheriff’s Office. These individuals falsely claim you have outstanding warrants or have been placed on the sex offender’s registry. To avoid arrest, they tell victims they must make a payment over the phone immediately via gift cards, money transfer apps, or bitcoin. Law enforcement will never ask for payments of any kind over the phone, nor will they ask for payment to resolve a warrant.