
Beware of Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Scam Calls
You can always count on scammers to devise new and creative ways to relieve the public of their money.
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office has recently unearthed the latest scam that appears to be sweeping through the Sioux Empire. Someone is using a series of bogus phone calls to impersonate Lincoln County Sheriff Steve Swenson.
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office tells Dakota News Now, that they've received word from the public that scam callers are posing as Sheriff Swenson, informing potential victims that they have missed a court date and are required to pay a fine as a result.

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office wants to reassure the public that the sheriff and his deputies will never make these types of calls, and they advise potential victims to hang up immediately should they ever receive a call similar to this.
According to Dakota News Now, scammers are putting in a lot of extra work to make these bogus calls appear to be as legitimate as possible. They've even been going as far as using a computer program to make caller IDs show a local Canton, South Dakota number.
Should you happen to receive a call like this in the future, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office asks that you inform them right away by calling 605-764-5651.
Source: Dakota News Now
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