Florida thieves pretend to be deputies in phone call scam

VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLA. —

The Volusia County Sheriff's Office is warning residents about a phone call scheme, involving thieves pretending to be deputies.

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Officials said the caller tells the victim to immediately pay a fine or a warrant will be issued for their arrest.

ATTENTION: We're seeing another wave of phone scams from fake VCSO callers. They'll even use real deputies' names. In most cases, they try to intimidate you into paying a fine to avoid having a warrant issued. Don't fall for it! We'll never call demanding money.
— Volusia Co. Sheriff (@VolusiaSheriff) March 13, 2018

The thieves are using the names of real deputies, officials said.

Sheriff's Office officials said no one from the agency will ever call to collect money.

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