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❗❗❗ SCAM ALERT ❗❗❗  
  
 The Lane County Sheriff’s Office will NEVER ask for money by phone, text, or email.   
  
We will NEVER call you about missed jury duty.   
  
Phone scammers continue posing as law enforcement to steal from Lane County residents.   
  
We have received many recent reports of an old phone scam. Victims receive a call from someone claiming to be a deputy or sergeant from our office - using a real deputy's name.   
  
The scammer informs the victim they failed to appear for court or grand jury, and now has a warrant for their arrest.   
  
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❗❗❗ SCAM ALERT ❗❗❗  
  
 The Lane County Sheriff’s Office will NEVER ask for money by phone, text, or email.   
  
We will NEVER call you about missed jury duty.   
  
Phone scammers continue posing as law enforcement to steal from Lane County residents.   
  
We have received many recent reports of an old phone scam. Victims receive a call from someone claiming to be a deputy or sergeant from our office - using a real deputy's name.   
  
The scammer informs the victim they failed to appear for court or grand jury, and now has a warrant for their arrest.   
  
To
❗❗❗ SCAM ALERT ❗❗❗ The Lane County Sheriff’s Office will NEVER ask for money by phone, text, or email. We will NEVER call you about missed jury duty. Phone scammers continue posing as law enforcement to steal from Lane County residents. We have received many recent reports of an old phone scam. Victims receive a call from someone claiming to be a deputy or sergeant from our office - using a real deputy's name. The scammer informs the victim they failed to appear for court or grand jury, and now has a warrant for their arrest. To "avoid arrest," the victim is instructed to pay - usually by BitCoin or other digital payment. Due to the use of Bitcoin, VPN phone numbers, and out-of-state suspects, these cases are typically unsolvable. This type of scam is very common, and we receive reports of similar scam callers almost every day (thankfully with no money lost in most cases). Scammers often have official-sounding voicemail inboxes, have victims’ personal information, and attempt to be intimidating over the phone. Their numbers on caller ID may even appear to be ours. The Lane County Sheriff’s Office will NEVER ask for money by phone, text, or email. We will NEVER call you about missed jury duty. If you are contacted by someone claiming to be a Lane County Sheriff's Office employee and you think you are being scammed, please hang up and contact our dispatch center at 541-682-4141. If you are a victim of a phone or internet scam, report the incident to the FBI at www.ic3.gov. PLEASE SHARE THIS POST! And share this info with your friends and family!

Published on: 10/22/2025

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❗❗❗ SCAM ALERT ❗❗❗

The Lane County Sheriff’s Office will NEVER ask for money by phone, text, or email.

We will NEVER call you about missed jury duty.

Phone scammers continue posing as law enforcement to steal from Lane County residents.

We have received many recent reports of an old phone scam. Victims receive a call from someone claiming to be a deputy or sergeant from our office - using a real deputy's name.

The scammer informs the victim they failed to appear for court or grand jury, and now has a warrant for their arrest.

To "avoid arrest," the victim is instructed to pay - usually by BitCoin or other digital payment.

Due to the use of Bitcoin, VPN phone numbers, and out-of-state suspects, these cases are typically unsolvable. This type of scam is very common, and we receive reports of similar scam callers almost every day (thankfully with no money lost in most cases).

Scammers often have official-sounding voicemail inboxes, have victims’ personal information, and attempt to be intimidating over the phone. Their numbers on caller ID may even appear to be ours.

The Lane County Sheriff’s Office will NEVER ask for money by phone, text, or email. We will NEVER call you about missed jury duty.

If you are contacted by someone claiming to be a Lane County Sheriff's Office employee and you think you are being scammed, please hang up and contact our dispatch center at 541-682-4141.

If you are a victim of a phone or internet scam, report the incident to the FBI at www.ic3.gov.

PLEASE SHARE THIS POST! And share this info with your friends and family!

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