SMITH COUNTY, Texas — The Smith County Sheriff’s Office in a press release said they have recently been made aware of a new telephone scam.
A voice message was left on the reporting person’s phone identifying himself as Sgt. Justin Hall of the Smith County Sheriff’s Office and they needed to call him regarding a legal matter.
There is a Sgt. Justin Hall employed with the sheriff’s office, however, he has not called anyone leaving voice messages concerning legal matters.
All of these scammers are asking for some kind of monetary “fix” to some sort of fake legal matter such as failing to report to jury duty.
The Smith County Sheriff's Office said understand that no representative of the SCSO will ever call you and demand money.
If you receive a call like this and would like to verify its legitimacy, you may call the SCSO non-emergency number at (903) 566-6600.