Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Report: fake IRS scam successfully intercepted

Weekly report from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office for January 28 through February 3. All persons charged are innocent until proven guilty. 01/28/2023 0753hrs, Deputy Frost responded to a report of a person passed out in a vehicle on the Redington Road in Dallas Plt. The person was sleeping in the vehicle. 01/28/2023 0818hrs, Sgt. Richards received a scam complaint at a residence in Madrid Twp. The complainant was convinced by the caller that they were part of the “IRS” and had transferred the complainant to the “US Marshalls” who told the complainant they were being investigated for laundering money.Read More