The Wichita Falls Police Department is warning residents of a new phone phishing scam that is affecting our community.

According to police, a scammer has been calling Wichita Falls residents posing as a representative of their department’s civil warrants division asking for money or gift cards as payment.

One of the numbers calling is (940) 268-1181 but WFPD said there may be others as well.

Read more about the scam here.