Bond money scam
from the St. Peters Police Department
August 20, 2009
St. Peters, MO
The St. Peters Police Department has received several reports of a scam happening to local businesses asking for bond money for an alleged arrested employee. In one report, the suspect in the scam called a local restaurant claiming he was a police officer from a local police department.
The caller then stated that he cannot reveal the name of the employee arrested and gave a general description of a female subject. The restaurant employee then gave a name of an employee that matched the description and the caller then confirmed that was who their department arrested.
The caller went on to state that the alleged arrested subject had an $800 bond and the money needed to be sent through MoneyGram. The restaurant employee drove to Wal-Mart, sent the money, and then went to the police department to get the employee out of jail only to discover the employee was never arrested. It has been discovered through an on-going investigation that the money was collected by a subject out-of-state.
The St. Peters Police Department would like the public to know that police departments do not accept bond money wired to them for any arrested subjects. Also, the arrested subject has the opportunity to make their own phone calls for bond money if needed, not police officers. If you have received any suspicious phone calls or you have any information about this case, please contact the St. Peters Police Department at 636-278-2222.
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