Portage County Sheriff's Office - Ohio issued the following announcement on February 26.
***SCAM ALERT***
The Portage County Sheriff’s Office has received several reports from residents of an attempted scam. A person who is identifying themself as a Sergeant from the Sheriff’s Office is telling callers that they owe money for fines or for missing jury duty. The Sheriff’s Office will not solicit the payment of fines using gift cards, green dot cards, or similar payment forms. If fines are owed from a court case then the notice to pay those fines will come by mail from the Clerk of Courts not from the Sheriff’s Office. If you receive a call from someone identifying themselves as a Deputy and you have any concern that they are not who they claim to be ask for the Deputy’s name and unit number and call the Portage County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch at 330-296-5100 ext. 9 to speak to a dispatcher who can reconnect you to the Deputy.
Original source can be found here.
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