An area law-enforcement agency is alerting residents about a scam.

The Boonville Police Department has received several calls from citizens who have received a telephone call concerning warrants.

The caller is identifying themselves as a Boonville Police Officer and wants the person to wire money.

The Boonville Police Department is not involved in this scam. Wiring money for a warrant is not a practice in Cooper County for handling warrants.

Authorities advise residents to never send money to anyone unless you can 100-percent verify who it is.

They say the best practice on any telephone calls such as this is to hang up.