MASON CITY — The Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office is warning people of scam phone calls happening with the caller claiming to be an employee of their office.
The Sheriff’s Office says they’ve been made aware of several citizens of the county receiving such phone calls, with the caller telling them they have unpaid fines, outstanding arrest warrants, or a need to appear in court to testify. The calls are scams and possibly an attempt to gain personal information from you, which once obtained could be used to defraud you.
Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office employees will not be making calls of this nature. If you do receive a phone call from someone claiming to be from the Sheriff’s Office telling you this type of information, you should end the call immediately and report the incident to the Sheriff’s Office at 641-421-3000.
