PLATTE COUNTY, Neb.-- The Platte County Sheriff’s Office was recently made aware of a phone scam in which an individual identifies as a member of the Platte County Sheriff’s Office.

This scam isn’t new; however, it has been a while since any complaints have been made. That is until recently. This scam causes concern as the individual has been known to identify themselves by using the names of actual Deputies currently working at the Sheriff’s Office.

During the last complaint, the individual used a name not associated with the Sheriff’s Office.

In the scam, the scammer will pretend to be a member of the Platte County Sheriff’s Office and proceed to tell the person that to avoid an arrest warrant being issued for their arrest, because of a court citation, they can pay off the citation over the phone. The scammer has been known to use fake court numbers and information in an attempt to gain compliance and has also identified supervisory personnel, by name at the Sheriff’s Office.

The Platte County Sheriff’s Office does contact members of the public during normal law enforcement duties; however, the Sheriff’s Office will never ask for or demand payment for anything over the phone.

If you have any concerns as to the legitimacy of any phone call that is similar to this situation, the Sherrif's Office advises you to hang up and call the police station and ask to speak to the Deputy who identified themselves earlier on the call and to not call any number until you have verified it is the proper phone number for the Platte County Sheriff’s Office.