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Wife scammed spinoff thread PSA: just let them arrest you...
Posted on 6/28/25 at 2:01 pm
Posted on 6/28/25 at 2:01 pm
As someone who works tangently (yeah I made up that word) close to law enforcement, if you're being threatened with arrest for something like "failure to appear" warrant, tell the callers to go frick themselves, hang up the phone and go about your day.
IF by some random crazy-arse happening IT'S VALID, the actual arrest is an in-and-out booking. Boom, done in a few hours and you're back free.
Tell your loved ones. DO NOT pay thousands or 10's of thousand on thread of 'arrest'.
The most important part: cops NEVER call to tell you they are coming to arrest you.
These calls are always 100% scams.
IF by some random crazy-arse happening IT'S VALID, the actual arrest is an in-and-out booking. Boom, done in a few hours and you're back free.
Tell your loved ones. DO NOT pay thousands or 10's of thousand on thread of 'arrest'.
The most important part: cops NEVER call to tell you they are coming to arrest you.
These calls are always 100% scams.
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Posted on 6/28/25 at 2:03 pm to Meauxjeaux
Thanks for letting us know. Feel safer already.
Posted on 6/28/25 at 2:03 pm to Meauxjeaux
The police will never call you and say do this or we are coming to arrest you 
Anyone who falls for that is an idiot or just has something really shady they are trying to hide
Anyone who falls for that is an idiot or just has something really shady they are trying to hide
Posted on 6/28/25 at 2:05 pm to Meauxjeaux
a little late
Posted on 6/28/25 at 2:07 pm to Meauxjeaux
Was it wrong for me to give them my banking info?
Posted on 6/28/25 at 2:08 pm to Meauxjeaux
I had a cop call me once because I was parked on a town square and they were clearing it to set up for a special event. I almost didn't answer it, but I'm glad I did because I would have been towed. They just ran my tag through the DMV and got my number on record and called me. So there are some rare occasions a cop will actually call you. This was downtown Lawrenceville GA.
Posted on 6/28/25 at 2:30 pm to deeprig9
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I had a cop call me once because I was parked on a town square and they were clearing it to set up for a special event.
Had this happen once, too, and I was grateful for it. But that's not an arrest, that's a courtesy call prior to ticket and tow. I thanked the cop and moved the car the next day.
Posted on 6/28/25 at 2:34 pm to Meauxjeaux
There are a LOT of PSAs about this.
I'm surprised there are people who haven't heard it.
I'm surprised there are people who haven't heard it.
Posted on 6/28/25 at 2:36 pm to Meauxjeaux
Sounds tangelistic!
Posted on 6/28/25 at 2:40 pm to deeprig9
Same. I received a call from the Sherriff’s office and was asked if I owned a certain car. I asked why. He said because it had a window knocked out and a radio ripped out. My son had left his car in a strip mall parking lot where many kids left cars s they went somewhere with others.
CSB.
CSB.
Posted on 6/28/25 at 2:42 pm to Errerrerrwere
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Was it wrong for me to give them my former boss’s banking info?
Posted on 6/28/25 at 2:56 pm to Meauxjeaux
If you have done nothing wrong why pay anything.
Posted on 6/28/25 at 3:05 pm to Pelican fan99
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The police will never call you and say do this or we are coming to arrest you
Well the IRS does and they employ foreigners.
Posted on 6/28/25 at 3:13 pm to Meauxjeaux
If your wife, elderly mother, etc., is dumb enough to answer these calls, set her phone to send unknown callers to voicemail so she can’t answer. And train her to call the police station to verify, NOT whatever number is left on the voicemail—the number on their website.
Posted on 6/28/25 at 3:54 pm to JEC119
No they don’t. The IRS never initiates contact by phone. If you get a call from the IRS it’s a scam. IRS send mail. If they are calling you, this is only after there is a case opened against you
Posted on 6/28/25 at 4:06 pm to Meauxjeaux
Um. You DO have to post bond if you FTA. It might be more than you can make. But there is NOT a 10k+ pay-by-phone FTA warrant. That's a straight scam.
Posted on 6/28/25 at 4:11 pm to LSUtiger89
I was being sarcastic lol
Posted on 6/28/25 at 4:34 pm to JEC119
Yea I realized it after I responded. My bad.
Posted on 6/28/25 at 4:44 pm to Meauxjeaux
They aren't going to call you
Posted on 6/29/25 at 11:46 am to tigerbutt
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tangelistic!
Ooh I need to steal that one
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