PRESS RELEASE
December 14, 2021

The release below was put out yesterday on Facebook and a press release was sent to the
media. Since then, we have had multiple people telling us about this scam.

Yesterday we posted that so far nobody had lost any money, but late yesterday a lady came to
the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office reporting that she was scammed and had actually sent in
over $2,000 dollars thinking it was a legit call. THEY PREY ON YOUR FEAR. It sounds legit if you
listen to what they are saying.
 

They want you to buy gift cards from Kroger or Walmart or any other establishment that sells
them. THIS IS NOT HOW THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE OR THE COURTS OPERATE. They will ask you to remain on the line with them. The lady stayed on the line for over two hours yesterday while
she went to various places to purchase the cards. They are using different names of police
officers to try to add to their legitimacy. We have heard they used Sergeant Raymond Lee,
Detective Campbell, etc. Today they used the name of a local judge and made it sound even
more legitimate.
 

Please help us spread the word for people not to fall for this. Call this office if you have
questions.

Sheriff Greg Speck wants to warn of a possible scam in our area.
 

We have received several calls today from citizens in Pulaski County who state that someone called them saying they had warrants on them or that they had an upcoming court date. So far, none of the calls have solicited money. The calls are coming from a phone number and so far has been an 802 prefix.
 

We want to let you know that the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office does not call and tell you that you have a warrant on you. We also do not call you about upcoming court dates. That should come from the Circuit Court Clerk's Office.
 

Also, one of the callers told a person that she was under investigation for failing to show up for Jury Duty. The caller gave their name as Detective Campbell. The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office does not have a Detective Campbell. Another person called the Sheriff’s Office, stating they received a call from someone who stated she had a warrant on her and that someone would be at her house in 30 minutes and then hung up on her.

We have contacted the number and when answered it gives you different prompts to connect you with the warrants division, supervisor on call, etc. We do not have an answering system on our phones if you call the direct line. A live person usually answers our phones.