Sheriff calls phone scammer. Dep Marshall doesn’t work for us! It’s a SCAM#5129911693 pic.twitter.com/Cjete792ST
— Sheriff Robert Chody (@SheriffChody) August 15, 2017
GEORGETOWN, Texas (AP) – A Central Texas sheriff returned a payment-demand call and confronted a scammer who falsely claimed to be a deputy with his department.
Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody tweeted details of Tuesday’s call in which the scammer answers “Sheriff’s Department.”
Chody provides his name, without saying he’s the sheriff, and said he’s returning a call to a deputy about owing money and a warrant.
The caller eventually figures out he’s speaking with a law officer before the line goes dead.
An assistant to Chody said a woman had reported getting a message from someone claiming to be a deputy, told her she owed money and left a number for her to call back.
The sheriff returned the call and warned the scammer that real deputies are looking for him.
Copyright 2017. Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
