(Cottage Grove, OR) -- A Cottage Grove family has lost 14-thousand-dollars to a scam involving the court system. The Lane County Sheriff's Office says the suspect called them and said they needed to pay 14-thousand-dollars to clear charges for not appearing in court. They were told to pay the money into a Bitcoin ATM where it's impossible to trace who received the money. The Sheriff's Office says they never demand money by phone, text or email.