Sheriff’s Office Warns Of Telephone Scam

April 6, 2015

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is warning area residents that a telephone con artist is posing as a deputy. The SRSO was alerted to numerous calls made late last week.

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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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News