The Police Department and IRS Phone Scam

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I have been receiving robo calls from scammers claiming they are with the police department and stating that if I don't call back a warrant will be issued for my arrest. I never called the number because an automated message claiming something so serious just did not make any sense to me. I decided to go online to see if this was a scam and found this story from NJ 101.5.com. It seems this is a popular way to scam people out of money. I found a similar type of scam where residents in my area, (Ocean County, NJ) were getting calls from people claiming to be from the "Sheriff’s Department Warrants and Citations Division,” instructing them to call a phone number to leave a deposit of $1,000 in order to cancel an arrest warrant for missing jury duty. The con artists use a technique called "spoofing," in which they are able to fake their number on a recipient's caller ID. It comes across as being very legitimate. Just in case you didn't know the police will not call you on the phone telling you that there is a warrant for your arrest. The same goes for the IRS. In my case, I was able to find these numbers listed online with a warning about them being scams. These scams were new ones for me? I do get other robo calls saying their a credit card company and I qualified for some special rate. I hang up before finding out what I've won, lol. Have you been a victim of a recent attempted scam like those I described or a different one? What type of scam was it so I'm I can be prepared? How do you handle these calls? Do you just hang up? Sources- NJ 101.5 and www.pressandjournal.com Photo- wdam.com