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Knoxville, TN – The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a new phone scam involving fake arrest warrants and bogus payment demands.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, callers are claiming that the recipient missed a jury trial and that a bench warrant has been issued for their arrest. The scammers then text victims a realistic-looking fake warrant and instruct them to make payments at a kiosk to avoid going to jail…