Sheriff's office warns citizens of telephone scam

On Tuesday, March 17, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office received a report from a local resident indicating that he had received a phone call from a female posing as a Shelby County Sheriff’s Office employee.

The female told him that he had an arrest warrant through the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, and gave him a phone number to call to pay and have it cleared.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public that no member of the Sheriff’s Office will ever solicit payment for a fine over the telephone. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office does not collect fines or solicit money for any purpose. Furthermore, the local, and state judicial system does not contact residents by phone to ask for personal information such as social security number, date of birth or credit card numbers.

Residents who receive one of these phone calls should not provide any personal or confidential information or provide any form of payment. Residents who have already been contacted and given personal information should monitor account statements and credit reports and contact the Shelby County Sheriff's Office.