CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – (CLARKSVILLENOW) The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about a phone scam that has resurfaced.
How the scam operates:
The intended victim receives a phone call from the suspect who identifies himself as Lieutenant William Wall from the Sheriff’s Office and provides a fake four digit badge number.
The criminals say you missed jury duty, have a warrant for your arrest, or won a prize. They instruct you to get a Green Dot card, iTunes card, Google Play card, Amazon card, or any other type of prepaid gift card and give them the number. They say if you don’t, you will be arrested or lose out on your prize.
In an attempt to add legitimacy the criminals sometimes claim you have to come down to the Sheriff’s Office to drop off your card to avoid arrest or to claim your prize.
This is a scam. Do not fall for it.
As a reminder to the public, the Sheriff’s Office does not call citizens and demand payment nor do they call citizens and threaten to arrest them.
If you have information or have been a victim of a recent scam, please contact the MCSO at 931-648-0611