09/06/2026
Please read this and share this. Don’t let your loved ones be fooled by these evil people.
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We had a new type of scam present itself last night, and it’s something that is cunning and planned out and just plain awful.
We received a request for a welfare check on a woman whom the caller identified as her grandmother who was about to be scammed out of some money. The caller had a heightened sense of urgency in reporting this and we quickly dispatched officers to the location the caller identified.
Meanwhile, the woman we were supposed to be checking on was receiving a different phone call, saying that she owed this much money and she needed to pay because the cops were on their way to her house at that moment.
The grandmother was naturally spooked by these sudden threats, which were intensified by looking out the window and actually seeing police heading her way.
She paid the caller. She was scammed out of thousands of dollars.
Please call the Bella Vista Police Department anytime you're unsure if you are being scammed. Our non-emergency number is 479-855-3771.
We will never ask you to pay fines with Bitcoin.
We will never ask you to pay fines with gift cards.
Please do not fear the police coming to your home unexpectedly and think we are there to arrest you without you doing anything that would warrant such action.