The Cook County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning on Friday, April 29, of a telephone a scam where the caller identifies as a sheriff’s office employee and tells victims they’ve missed jury duty or have outstanding citations and must pay money to rectify the situation. The caller states that if[Read More…]
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Sheriff’s Office warns of phone scam
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public of a phone scam in which the caller identifies himself as “Sgt. Dennis Peterson” or “Lt. Jonathan Moore” and claims to be an employee of the sheriff’s office. The calls have originated from multiple phone numbers, and it is unclear how[Read More…]
Sheriff warns of phone scammers claiming to represent sheriff’s office
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart warned residents on Friday of a phone scam in which the caller claims to be a member of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. In this scam, the caller makes notification that there is an allegation against the victim and that payment is required. A spoofing[Read More…]
