Deputies are asking for people to be aware of these scammers and also know that Jim Hall is not employed with them. They also do not make calls to collect fines.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — A little over a week after officials in Prince William County warned residents of a tax scam making its way across the county, they are now alerting them of a different one.
The Prince William County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that a phone scam, which involved impersonating an officer, had happened in the county.
The sheriff’s office was alerted of this on Tuesday when they saw a post in a Facebook group. The post stated that a scammer called a resident claiming to be Jim Hall from the sheriff’s office and that the caller has missed jury duty.
The scammer informed the person that since they had missed jury duty they owed $4,000 and had to drive to the county’s sheriff’s office to avoid being arrested. The person also said the money owed needed to be in cash.
The person who answered the phone reported to the incident to Prince William County Police.
