ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) – The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office has informed citizens of continuing telephone scams that are being received in our area.
They say the scam calls appear to be coming from local exchange prefixes such as 316 and 667.
The caller states they are with the Social Security Office and claims your social security number has been compromised and used illegally resulting in some sort of criminal charges against you.
The scammer then goes on to say that you will be arrested unless you make a payment to resolve the issue.
The Sheriff’s says this is a scam as the Social Security Administration does not call citizens and demand anything over the phone such as personal information or any form of payment to resolve legal issues.
In addition, the Sheriff’s Office does not arrest people for the Social Security Administration for any reason.
Never give out any personal information over the phone especially if it’s a random unsolicited call.
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