Barton County Sheriff Brian Bellendir contacted the Great Bend Tribune Friday morning to report that several citizens of Great Bend and Barton County have been receiving phone calls since Thursday night, Dec. 10, from an individual identifying himself as Sgt. Smith of the Barton County Sheriff’s Department. While there is a Sgt. Smith at the department, this is a scam. The caller identifies himself and states the person has a warrant for their arrest, and unless they provide a credit card number or agree to send a money order to a certain location, he will send a deputy to arrest them.