MARSHALL COUNTY, Ala — A new text message scam is circulating in Marshall County — and it was bold enough to target the sheriff himself.
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office posted a warning to Facebook on Tuesday alerting residents to the scheme, which involves a text message pretending to be from someone at the sheriff’s office and prompting recipients to click a link.
Sheriff Phil Sims received one of the fraudulent texts himself, according to the post…