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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) is warning residents about an increase in scam calls where callers are spoofing the agency’s administrative phone number and posing as sheriff’s office employees or deputies.

Officials say in some cases, scammers are even using the names of real deputies to sound legitimate. The caller typically claims the recipient has an outstanding warrant and demands immediate payment for a bond. Victims are often instructed to send money through Cash App or other electronic payment services, with threats of arrest if payment is not made.

The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office emphasized that these calls are fraudulent.

Officials say the agency will never call and demand money, does not accept bond payments through Cash App, Venmo, gift cards, wire transfers, or similar services, and will never threaten arrest over the phone.

Officials recommend verifying any suspicious call by hanging up and contacting the sheriff’s office directly using a trusted phone number listed on the agency’s official website or by visiting in person.

Anyone who receives one of these scam calls is urged not to send money and to report the incident immediately. Sharing the warning, officials say, could help prevent others from becoming victims.

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