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Phone Scam Reported in Ripley County

Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 9:21 AM

By Travis Thayer @TheTravisThayer

The Ripley County Sheriff's Office will never ask you to pay a fine over the phone.

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(Ripley County, Ind.) - Residents of Ripley County are being reminded that the Ripley County Sheriff's Office will never ask you to pay a fine over the phone.

There is a scam currently circulating where someone is calling people claiming to be Sgt. Henry Green from the Ripley County Sheriff's Office.

He is informing people they have missed a court date and need to pay a fine over the phone with a credit card or they will have an arrest warrant issued.

The caller ID of the scammer is a spoof number appearing to be the Sheriff's Office number of 812-689-5558.

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