Scammers have been reported impersonating employees of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, attempting to collect payments through methods such as Zelle, Venmo, prepaid cards, or gift cards. According to a recent notice, these individuals may use personal information and reference actual Trustees, court staff, or federal judges by name. They may also manipulate caller ID to appear as if the call is coming from the court or another government agency.
The Bankruptcy Court emphasized that it does not make payment demands over the phone and will never request payment via Zelle, Venmo, prepaid cards, or gift cards. Official correspondence from the court is only sent by mail or through Notices of Electronic Filing via CM/ECF.
Individuals who receive suspicious calls are advised not to share personal information or provide any form of payment. The court urges anyone targeted by these scams to contact the Clerk’s Office at (720) 904-7300 or report incidents to Denver’s regional U.S. Trustee Program Office or the national U.S. Trustee Program’s bankruptcy fraud unit.
“The Court will never demand payment by phone.
The Court will never demand payment by Zelle, Venmo, prepaid card, or gift card.
The Court only sends correspondence by mail or Notices of Electronic Filing via CM/ECF.”
