CCSO Warns of Increased Scam Activity
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CHRISTIAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 03/23/2018
Date: 03/23/2018
Type of Release: SCAM WARNING
Agency Involved: Christian County Sheriff’s Office
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The Christian County Sheriff’s Office has seen an increase in scam attempts and scam victims in the past few weeks.
These scams are related to:
-IRS (Tax Scam)
-Impersonating a Law Enforcement Officer
The callers threaten the victim with talk of arrest warrants, failure to pay taxes and failure to report for jury duty, and then demand over-the-phone payments using prepaid cards such as MoneyPak, Green Dot, Target, or iTunes gift cards.
The Christian County Sheriff’s Office would like everyone to know that we will NOT call and ask for payment for ANY of these alleged infractions. Our agency, as well as other law enforcement agencies DO NOT operate this way and will never ask you to pay for any services using any prepaid cards such as these. We are asking that if anyone has received these types of phone calls, to please contact us or your local law enforcement agency BEFORE you send any money. This is the time of the year when people are getting their tax refunds. These scammers are fully aware of that, and are trying to take advantage.
We believe that knowledge is power and want the citizens of Christian County to be informed and aware of these scam attempts. These cases are almost impossible to prosecute and as impossible to retrieve any moneys lost.
Please join our Facebook page for up to the minute scam information. Also check us out on Twitter: @_ccso_!
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Chris M. Miller
Detective Captain
Public Information Officer
Christian County Sheriff’s Department
270-887-4143
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