RIDGWAY — The Elk County Sheriff’s Office is urging residents to be vigilant of a possible scam that may be occurring using the sheriff’s office name and phone number.

Reports have been received that residents have been contacted via telephone where a female caller with a foreign accent has identified herself as a deputy sheriff. The caller then informed the resident that a warrant has been issued for his or her arrest and that he or she is to contact a law office by a specific time to get it taken care of. A phone number is provided.

The purpose of the call to the law office is to settle the warrant by submitting confidential information, so that the caller can withdraw funds from a credit card or bank account.

“The Elk County Sheriff’s once does not settle warrants by requesting credit card or bank account information, nor does the office request the settlement of a warrant by asking a person to send or transfer funds to a law office,” according to a release from the sheriff’s office. “If this scam is attempted on anyone, the Sheriff’s Office requests that residents file a report with their local police department.”