Bail Bond Scams - Florida

06/04/2026

A defendant was apprehended today on charges of driving under the influence and was assigned a bond of $500. Regrettably, scammers contacted the parents, deceiving them into sending $750 through the 7-11 kiosk. I converse with 5-10 individuals daily who have fallen prey to such scams. It's advisable to pay cash directly to the jail or engage a bail bondsman. Please notify the Lee County Sheriff's office at 239-477-1000 to report this incident.

04/28/2026

Sargent called a recently released defendant saying he had been red flagged and not completed his anger management classes. Said a warrant was placed for his arrest.
So I called the number today.
239-372-8832 Sargent Williams answered. I asked for the badge number, refused. Scammer.

04/28/2026

Someone gets arrested.
Scammers run a background check.
They call the family members.
The say they are sergeants detectives and they give a name and badge number.
They now say they are with pretrial services too.

DO NOT give money over the phone. Police 👮 DO NOT call for money. 💴

12/19/2025

fraud alert phone calls
The Lee County Sheriff's Office has been receiving an increased number of reports from citizens regarding scam calls involving their family members. The caller's phone number is often listed as 'Unknown' or is a VoIP number, which is a digital phone number that uses the internet for calls.

Scammers introduce themselves, pretending to be deputies of the Lee County Sheriff's Office, hereby using different names. Scammers will then explain that one of their family members was arrested. These callers continue to state that the incarcerated family member can be released with an ankle monitor device, due to an overcrowded jail.

If the scammer's request is accepted by the concerned family member, they will request payment in advance, which could be in the form of purchasing gift cards, or by placing cash in a crypto ATM at a nearby location.

Most of the time, the family members in question were indeed arrested a few hours earlier. It appears scammers are scrolling the public LCSO website to view recent arrests. Scammers will gather personal public information (Doxing), to reach out to the unaware family members, and attempt to persuade them to make this payment to expedite the release of their loved ones from jail.

If you witness this scam, or become a victim, please contact LCSO at 239-477-1000, or your local law enforcement jurisdiction immediately. Furthermore, LCSO provides an online self-reporting option on their public website: https://www.sheriffleefl.org/file-online-report/
The Lee County Sheriff's Office provides this database as a courtesy to the community. It should not be used as a substitute for filing a public records request as outlined in Florida Statute 119.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office does not expressly or by implication warrant that the information or data accessed by the customer is accurate or correct. The Sheriff is not liable for any loss, cost, damage or expense arising directly or indirectly in connection with this access. In no event shall the Sheriff be liable for any special or consequential damages or for any direct damages resulting from the customer's use or application of the information obtained as a result of using this web site.

Individuals obtaining information from this web site should verify accuracy through appropriate entities prior to use.

The information on this site reflects the circumstances of an arrest and/or detainment in the Lee County Jail and the information available at that time. It has no connection to the findings of guilt or innocence or the acquittal or dismissal of a criminal charge. It does not reflect the final disposition of any criminal charges. For information about the final disposition of arrests go to www.leeclerk.org.

12/01/2025

I just received a call from a concern father his son is in the Palm Beach County Jail for battery. Of course he does not have a bond yet until he sees the judge tomorrow morning for first appearance
Scammer Ryan, who pretends to work for our company started calling and texting the father all day. The Scammer Ryan called the father myltiple times today Who tried to pay through cash app which was declined then his credit cards which were declined and finally he went to Walgreens to get a cash card and paid the Scammer $1500.

When the Scammer was no longer accepting his phone calls. He decided to look up All Out Bail Bonds.

I can always tell because he was very hesitant to say do you have a Ryan who works for you? It’s always a dead giveaway. They suspect they’ve been scam but they’re not quite sure yet.

No Ryan does not work for All Out Bail Bonds. He is a scammer. He is actually a prisoner in an Alabama prison so when you pay the money, it is going into a commissary account for a prisoner.

12/01/2025

Mother call All Out Bail Bonds at 6:08pm. Her son had been arrested and put in the squad car approximately 10 minutes prior.  at that time I brought up the BAIL BOND scams five times during our conversation thro our conversation we were able to determine her son had a warrant. He is a hold for first appearance tomorrow at 10 AM and there’s nothing we can do for him this evening, but prepare for the eminent BAIL BOND scammers that would be calling her. Which I did bring up to her probably five times during the conversation which she probably thought it was excessive.

At 8:02 her son was booked into the Lee County Jail by 8:18 she had received two calls from scammers. She did put me in on a three-way call with a gentleman claiming to be Sergeant Towels badge number 666CD. He said all her son had to do was sign up for pre-trial classes and pay a Lee county sergeant money through a Zelle account.

I have confirmed with Lee County that there is not a Sergeant towels and that badge number is not valid.

 when you have a friend or family member who is arrested, the information is public record. Every Scammer is trolling the recent bookings because they know it’s a high stress situation and they have a greater chance of counting you out of money because they have proof they’re in jail. The rule is pay cash at the jail or contact a bail bondsman of your choosing and walk into their office to do the paperwork. Do not pay money over the phone through Venmo Cash app Apple Pay green dot chime PayPal Zelle or go to Walgreens or the dollar tree and get a card none of those forms offer fraud protection so if you get scammed, you lost the money.






Please report all scams to the federal trade commission as well as your local PD. Lee county is

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