Fake Deputies Scamming Money In Sonoma County

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — Callers posing as Sonoma County sheriff's deputies and sergeants are asking community members for money.

Scammers have called residents, identified themselves as a sergeant or deputy, and tried to solicit money, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff's office.

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"Members of the Sheriff's Office will never call or come to your home to solicit money," the agency said on social media.

The office urged anyone who receives a suspicious call to hang up and contact their local law enforcement agency directly with questions or concerns.