Residents warned of telephone scam working through area

By Paul Keane
The Wayne County News
Officials with the Wayne County Sheriff's Department want to alert the
community to a scam making its way through the area.
According to Chief Deputy Geoffery Clark, someone is call people in the
area and representing themselves as a member of the Sheriff's
Department. The caller is asking for money and threatening people with
incarceration if they do not make the payment.
Clark said the number is 601 number from Brandon.
"We do not collect money for fines and other offenses," Clark said. "The
courts do that and our department would never call in an attempt to
collect money from an individual."
Residents reminded to not give out personal information, especially any
financial information, to anyone unless they are 100 percent sure the
person trying to collect the information can be trusted.
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