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Sheriff’s Office Warns Of Telephone Scam
November 20, 2014
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is warning area residents that a telephone con artist is posing as a deputy.
The con artist calls citizens and states that they are with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office and tells they will arrested on an outstanding warrant if they do not make a payment over the telephone. The caller has been described as “very convincing” and “confident” during the conversation.
These calls are not coming from your Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office. These are considered telephone scams. If you receive a call from these individuals, you are requested to not make any payments over the phone to these individuals,” the agency said in a press release.
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office does not make solicitation telephone calls for warrants. The only communications with wanted individuals is by a postcard type mailer.
For more information concerning an active warrant, call the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 981-2200.
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4 Responses to “Sheriff’s Office Warns Of Telephone Scam”
@ Allyson– some day you may grow old and be called by someone who sounds so official and works on the “fear factor” making you believe you have a warrant for your arrest for any number of reasons and is able to scam you. Hope no one calls you an idiot at that time. Please look at rule # 1 about comments.
My father recieved two of these yesterday. A “Mr. Thomas from Escambia County division of compliance”. The second time they called I asked to speak with them and chewed them out.
You’re an idiot if you actually believe this is legit. Who in their right mind would think you would have to pay money over the phone to stop from getting arrested? Good grief.
I’m just an old man and I don’t use credit cards, but if you will stop by the house we’ll just hand you the cash through the screen door.
We as in me, John Moses Browning and Colt LLC.