SCIOTO COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – The Scioto County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to be wary of phone scammers.
The sheriff’s office say they have received multiple calls from residents regarding the scam. Deputies say residents have reported that the Caller ID from the scam call indicates the calls are allegedly coming from the “Scioto County Sheriff’s Office” and that an arrest warrant will be issued for the resident if certain actions are not taken.
The sheriff’s office says they are not making these calls and this is a scam.
Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman reminds residents that scammers often pretend to be from an organization you know, such as a local government office, Social Security Administration, the IRS, or Medicare, or other business or a charity the resident may know. They could also make up a name that sounds official.
Another way the scammers try to trick residents into believing they are a legitimate organization is by using technology to change the phone number that appears. Thoroughman says this is why residents are seeing the “Scioto County Sheriff’s Office” come up as the Caller ID on these recent scam calls.
The scammers will have a message claiming there is either a prize or a problem. Throughman says…
