The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office is warning locals in the area about a potential scam that has popped up in the past week.

Two residents have lost a combined $75,000 after callers pretending to be BCSO officials demanded payment for false charges, according to a social media post.

BCSO said the first report came on August 26 after a victim told deputies he received a call from an official-looking phone number, which appeared to be from the Sheriff’s Office.

A follow-up call from the victim showed this was a spoofed number.

Two scammers, who identified themselves as “Wade” and “Captain Wine,” told the victim he had missed federal jury duty and needed to pay fines of $100,000 through Bitcoin to avoid arrest.

The suspects then sent several fake documents to the victim, the post said.

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