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Cumberland County, North Carolina – The sheriff’s office is warning residents about scammers posing as county officials and demanding payment by phone.

According to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, individuals have recently been impersonating deputies and other government representatives, falsely claiming residents owe fines or face arrest. Officials said scammers are using spoofing technology to make calls appear as though they originate from the sheriff’s office’s legitimate phone number…

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