HAMILTON COUNTY — The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is warning people after seeing reports about police impersonation scams.
The office said it is getting reports from people getting calls from people claiming to be members of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. They are trying to get the word out to prevent people from falling victim to a scam.
The Better Business Bureau says one of the most common scams in the U.S. involves people pretending to be government officials. In some cases, the caller claims to be law enforcement and threatens legal consequences in order to swindle money out of the potential victim.
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office said they are hearing about scams involving callers claiming they are a sheriff’s deputy and telling the victim that they missed jury duty or a court date and must pay a certain dollar amount to resolve the matter.
Through the third quarter of 2022, the Federal Trade Commission received 555,151 reports of imposter scams nationwide. These scams resulted in a total of $2,016.2 million in losses, an average loss of $1,000.
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office reminds people that arrest warrants are not served over the telephone. If they are not sure they are talking with an official county employee, they should hang up not served over the telephone. If in doubt about speaking with an official county employee, hang up the phone,…
