I'm not THAT stupid...

[Little Dutch]

I got a phone call yesterday from "A Sheriffs Deputy" about a subpoena. He asked for me by name. While he was talking I did a quick search of the sheriff office phone directory online. None of their numbers start with the first three that he was calling from so I simply disconnected. He didn't call me back.

A google search after the fact indicates this is a pretty common scam. The "A Sheriffs Deputy" says you've missed a court date where you were supposed to give expert testimony and that you'll be arrested if you don't pay a fine.

[sniper7]

I got a phone call yesterday from "A Sheriffs Deputy" about a subpoena. He asked for me by name. While he was talking I did a quick search of the sheriff office phone directory online. None of their numbers start with the first three that he was calling from so I simply disconnected. He didn't call me back.

A google search after the fact indicates this is a pretty common scam. The "A Sheriffs Deputy" says you've missed a court date where you were supposed to give expert testimony and that you'll be arrested if you don't pay a fine.

Had the same thing, had me thinking hard for a bit, figured out the background and that it was fake, had my wife call the sheriff at the same time who confirmed it was fake and let them listen as I carried on as long as I could to see if they could get more info to get them. Mine was an arrest warrant and they had a decent amount of legit info.