Detectives from the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department are warning citizens of another local telephone scam that appears to have resurfaced from last year. According to a press release from KCSD, officers have recently received reported incidents of local citizens who have been contacted by individuals via telephone portraying themselves as either the local police or sheriff’s departments. The caller presumably attempts to deceive the resident by advising that they have some type of outstanding court cost or fines. A second variation is that the suspects advise victims they have missed a court date, such as jury duty, and that a warrant will be issue for their arrest. The suspects will then provide a fraudulent solution, suggesting that the victim obtain a pre-paid credit card in the amount of the fictitious fine. In most of the cases, the suspects tend to prey upon citizens by confusing and obscuring the victim with verbal tactics, the release states. Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine advises that neither the county court system, nor the sheriff’s department, contact individuals over the telephone regarding such matters. He also urges citizens to be very protective of their personal information. If contacted, detectives advise the public to simply hang up or notify local law enforcement to report the incident.
