Scam Alert. (Credit: CrimewatchPA)
Police said the scam involves demanding payment for false active warrants.
Pennridge Regional Police reported a resident of Winterberry Drive in East Rockhill Township was nearly a victim of a $9,000 Bitcoin scam involving someone impersonating a member of the Bucks County Sheriff's Office.
On Jan. 7, police responded to a phone call from the victim, who relayed that they received a call from a man who misrepresented himself as a member of the county sheriff's office, police said.
The caller told the resident that they had two active warrants and that a fine needed to be paid via a Bitcoin machine, totaling $9,000, according to investigators.
The resident paid $440 before stopping payment due to the suspicious nature of the request, police said.
The investigation is ongoing.
