Dare County Sheriff’s Office warns public of phone scam
The Dare County Sheriff’s Office released the following warning on July 4 regarding an ongoing phone scam in the Outer Banks area:
Scammers calling themselves the Sheriff’s Office & Sheriff’s Office Civil Division are at it again and telling the person called that they have missed court, owe money, have a warrant or some other reason. They will get you on the line and tell you how you can purge yourself by paying an amount of money. At some point they will ask you to pay money. If they give you a number to call back, you may get an answering machine which answers as the Sheriff’s Office and it gives you options which sounds to be an official call, but it is not!
Please tell your friends or family members to let them know this is occurring and hopefully people will not be drawn into this ploy and lose their money.
The Sheriff’s Office will not ask for money over the phone. If you are unsure, please call the Clerk of Courts office, 252-475-5200.
