FBI warns of another scam with caller pretending to be from ECSD

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The FBI has made the Essex County Sheriff’s Department aware of another telephone scam involving someone pretending to be a member of our department demanding cash or gift cards to get a rid of a warrant.

The scammers are hiding behind a spoofed phone number that fraudulently states the call is coming from the Essex County Sheriff’s Department. The caller identifies himself as a Lt. Steve Wilkins. 

If you get one of these calls, hang up. The Essex County Sheriff’s Department will never call and ask for money.