FBI warns of another scam with caller pretending to be from ECSD
Posted on: January 3, 2023 - 9:56am
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.