***Press Release*** Newton County Sheriff’s Office 07/02/2013 The Newton County Sheriff’s Office is receiving reports of a FINANCIAL SCAM. The nature of the scam is an unknown caller is contacting numbers from the telephone directory and stating they are from the Newton County Sheriff’s Office. The reason for the call is that there has been a Bench Warrant issued for the individual being called due to a missed traffic court date. The offense stated is usually SPEEDING and this was detected by a TRAFFIC CAMERA. The caller has used names of former and/or current Sheriff’s Office employees during the calls. The caller then states that the warrant will be recalled if a payment is made over the telephone. The caller then directs the victim to purchase a Green Dot Money Pak Pre-Paid card at a local Walgreens, Wal-Mart or other such store for a certain dollar amount. The victim is then given a Court date in the near future in a Courtroom at the Newton County Judicial Center. During the call the caller uses names of local Judges in Newton County. Please be advised THIS IS A SCAM. The Sheriff’s Office does NOT collect traffic fines over the telephone. If you receive a call like this just hang up and then call 911 to make a report.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 23:26:48 +0000
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