The McKinley County Sheriff's Office reports that a man is calling local numbers identifying himself as Robert Mason from MCSO trying to get money from people by telling them there is a citation they need to pay or they will be arrested. The number is disguised as the MCSO telephone number, but it is not a call from the Sheriff’s Office.
MCSO and the courts never call asking for money over the phone.
Also they do not use Zelle, Paypal, Moneygram, Western Union, Venmo, Cash App, Google Pay or any other form of electronic payment.
If you have questions about citations or outstanding warrants contact the local courts directly.
If you have been contacted by this person or anyone else you suspect to be conducting a scam, you can report it to the Attorney General's Office scam hotline at (844) 255-9210.
