Jamestown (CSi)  The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office has received information from residents concerning an arrest warrant scam.

The Sheriff’s Office reports that the caller claims to be from a sheriff’s office or police department, saying a warrant has been issued for the arrest of the person being called. The caller says, to avoid being arrested the person being called has to provide  money or a gift card.

The  Sheriff’s Office says these calls are a scam adding that arrest warrants are not conducted over the phone.

Anyone in the community contacted by someone attempting the scam should NOT provide credit card numbers, cash, gift cards or any personal information, and inform authorities about specifics of the phone call.