*SCAM ALERT*Forrest County Residents have been receiving texts and calls from scammers. One common scam is a caller that pretends to be a law enforcement officer attempting to collect an unpaid fine.
This is in fact a scam and you are asked to NOT respond in any way to these types of scams. We will never contact you by phone indicating you are being sought in connection to a missed court date, or to pay some type of fine or fee. As always, whenever you are in doubt at all about a phone call you receive from someone claiming to be a law enforcement official and wanting you to provide sensitive, personal and/or banking information, your best response is to hang up immediately. If you have any doubt as to whether it was the FCSO that called you, then call us at 601-544-7800- we will clear up any confusion.
As always, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will take information from you concerning scams. The FTC is the main agency that collects scam reports. Report the scam to the FTC online at ftc.gov/complaint, or by phone at 1-877-382-4357, 8am-7pm CST.
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