The caller is claiming to be a sergeant with the CCSO, stating that the person receiving the call has unpaid fines and they are requesting large sums of money to settle the debt
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office has received multiple reports from citizens of Clark County claiming they have been contacted by someone conducting an ongoing phone scam.
In this scam, the caller is claiming to be a sergeant with the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, stating that the person receiving the call has unpaid fines and they are requesting large sums of money to settle the debt. The caller threatens the person by saying they will be subject to arrest if the fines are not paid immediately.
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office will never call members of the public requesting any form of payment. If you receive a call as part of this scam, do not give them any money, and hang up the phone. There is no need to contact the Clark County Sheriff’s Office unless you have provided them money or feel you are the victim of a crime.
Information provided by Clark County Sheriff’s Office.
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Scammers are scum of the earth. They prey on the vulnerable and seniors. This one is an old scam. They used to tell the victim that if they did not send the money a deputy would come to their home. This scares people and it’s cruel. Blow a whistle into the phone and hang up!!
I live in Vancouver and just spoke to the scammer. He called and left a message saying that he was Lieutenant Maddox with the Clark County Sheriff Processing Unit and he needed to speak with me immediately about a important legal matter. He gave his phone number as (564) 200-0017. I immediately suspected a scam and confirmed that it was a scam by finding this website and others. I called back, left a message and the scammer returned my call minutes later. The scammer said that the call would be recorded for quality control purposes and that I had failed to respond to a summons for jury duty and there were past due fines. I asked him how many people did he have to call before he found someone dumb enough to fall for this ridiculous scam. Amazingly he pushed forward with his story and I again interrupted him and said that I was in contact with the Clark County Sheriff Department and my phone line was being monitored by them. He immediately hung up.