Scammers, telemarketers spoofing Sheriff’s Division quantity
MAGOFFIN COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – A rip-off that has been making the rounds in counties throughout Japanese Kentucky has now surfaced in Magoffin County.
The Magoffin County Sheriff’s Division is warning residents that scammers and telemarketers are utilizing spoofing expertise to imitate a Sheriff’s Division telephone quantity and making an attempt to promote residents one thing or telling them they’ve excellent arrest warrants that must be paid off over the telephone or that they’ve received a prize and have to pay a servicing price.
“That is NOT US!” the division warned. “We’d by no means name you a few warrant and we definitely don’t have any prizes to provide away. Simply dangle up and don’t reply in the event that they name again.”