Sheriff Patrick Ray would like to make citizens aware of many scam calls being received in DeKalb County.

 “The scammers are using different scenarios and are very rude,” said Sheriff Ray.

 The calls are showing as a Sheriff's Department's phone number, and the caller says they have a warrant on them for a court case.  They even used a former deputy's name.

The caller tells the victim not to hang up, not to tell anyone like their spouse and do not call the Sheriff's Department.

 The caller wants the victim to go get green dot cards at Walgreens to pay for the warrant.

 “Scammers are good at what they do,” said Sheriff Ray.  “They research areas such as our county and spoof phone numbers to show as businesses.”

 Sheriff Ray warns do not go and get any cards that have money applied to them or give people who call you your bank card or credit card number.

 “Once you give the scammer the card numbers, the scammer will take the cash which has been applied to them and collect the money into an overseas account,” he continued.  “There is no way to get your money back.”

 The scammers are most of the time overseas where our laws mean nothing. The FBI has a difficult time working these types of cases.  

 If you get a call like this, please hang up immediately and call the sheriff at the jail. The number is 615-597-4935.