NEW KENT COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- New Kent County residents are receiving calls from scammers claiming they are with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security so they can defraud them for money. The New Kent County Sheriff's Office posted this scam alert on Facebook on Thursday, Jan. 16, after it received multiple reports of a similar scam. These scammers, after stating they are with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security or Homeland Security Investigations, will claim they have a warrant for the victim's arrest. They will then tell the victim that they can send money or gift cards to satisfy the warrant. ‘Once-in-a-lifetime experience’: Benedictine students set to perform at presidential inauguration parade "As a reminder, no local or federal law enforcement agency will ever call you or ask you for money or gift cards in order to comply with a criminal warrant," the sheriff's office said. If you receive a call like this, do not give the scammer any of your information, meet them anywhere or send them any money. You can report your experience with this scam or any scam to the New Kent County Sheriff's Office at 804-966-9500.