Warning: Washington County Sheriff’s Office Reports Scam

STILLWATER, MN — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office received a call recently for service regarding a scam. It has been reported a male posing as a deputy from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office has started calling local residents. The posing deputy requests the citizen to call/talk to the IRS because they owe money.

The scammer warns of a warrant arrest if the money is not paid. The fake deputy has is using a phone spoofing number that comes up as a Sheriff's Office Records phone number, but ask you to call back to an out of state phone number, according to authorities.

The Washington County Sheriff's Office, local police departments and the courts will never call residents and demand that they pay outstanding fines or tickets by phone, especially with pre-paid credit cards. If anyone has been a victim of this scam and has not already reported it they should call their local police agency, police say.

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