The Genesee County Sheriff's Office is warning local residents about a possible phone scam that is masquerading as a law enforcement call.
At lease one person in Genesee County has received a phone call threatening arrest if the person did not pay back a Payday loan.
The caller told the mark that he would be given a couple of hours to make a credit card payment or a warrant would be issued.
The caller made several calls from a 215 area code number (Pennsylvania) and at least one call had a caller ID of 9-1-1.
After the deadline passed, the mark received a phone call with a caller ID of (585) 345-3000 (the Sheriff's Office) advising him to turn himself in.
The phone call did not originate from the Sheriff's Office.
When the Sheriff's Office tried to contact the supposed company behind the collection effort, investigators were not able to verify any claim to law enforcment status.
The address given by the company for its location is a department store in Philadelphia.
We had this happen! Called 2
We had this happen! Called 2 times in one day, then never again!