Each and every day we each get those “spam”calls. Well the scammers are getting wiser. They are now “spoofing”numbers to make the call look legitimate, of course, you answer.
The Creek County Sheriff’s Office recently reported that someone had spoofed their number, making it look like the call is coming from them when it is not. They use a fake name and rank and usually say things like you have missed jury duty, you have a warrant, or something similar that sounds legitimate to the law-abiding citizen. This is not the case.
The sheriff’s department wants you to know that Creek County Deputies will never ask for money or personal information over the phone. They will never ask you to meet so you can pay them with gift cards. In reality, you can not pay fines or warrants with Cash App,Venmo, or any other mobile payment apps. And one big red flag is that no deputy is going to call you and tell you that you have a warrant…