On Monday the Hale County Sheriff’s Office released a statement about a scam in which someone is falsely claiming to be a Hale County Deputy.
A similar scam was reported by the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Department this year. The full statement from Hale County is as follows:
On Saturday September 16th 2017 Hale County Sheriff’s Department had several calls of citizens receiving calls from the number 806-590-0601 stating that they are a Deputy from the Hale County Sheriff’s office. They are stating that you have missed a summons for federal court and that you owe a fine or we will place you in jail for 45 days. This is a scam that multiple people have fallen victim too. Please let the citizens of Hale County know that we do not call and ask for fines. We will never call and for you to put money on a gift card and call us with the numbers. Also if you receive a call regarding this, please call 806-296-2724 and we will take down your info. Please ask to leave your information for Detective Blankenship. On most occasions we are unable to identify the scammer or people who are involved, 99% of the time your money is not returned. If you receive a call from this number simply do not answer. If you do answer hang up without giving any information.
