We have gotten several phone calls today that an individual is calling and claiming to work with our agency and telling people they have a warrant for missing court.

They will then tell them to avoid going to jail, they can pay them a certain amount of money. Next they will tell them to go withdraw the money from their account and take it to a crypto currency kiosk which is usually at a convenience store nearby and tell them to wire the money to an account they give you. What’s even more concerning is these people will use an app to make it look like they are calling from the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office number.

We can not stress this enough, this is a scam. The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office will never contact you over the phone and tell you there is a warrant for your arrest and ask for money to take care of it. If you receive a phone call like this, hang up and call the sheriff’s office at 256-760-5757.