Scammers Continue Posing as Deputies

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is once again reporting that scammers are calling residents posing as deputies and threatening to serve the receivers with civil papers.

The Sheriff’s Office social media pages state that many of the reports have been received over the last couple of days.

“The scammers say that you will be served with civil papers. The scammer knows your name, address and at least some of your Social Security number,” states a sheriff’s office social media post.

In this round of calls, the Sheriff’s Office reports that the scammers aren’t asking for money initially, instead they tell the receiver to call another number. “Some have reported the scammer gives them a time window of when they'll show up to ‘serve papers.’"

The Sheriff’s Office reminds residents that their civil deputies do not call in advance before serving people civil papers. “Just like we don't call and tell you that you have warrants, as so many scammers try to say.”

If you receive a call from someone who claims to be a deputy, you can call the non-emergency number at 816-407-3700 to verify the nature of the call and the call was really from the Sheriff’s Office.

KPGZ News - Brian Watts contributed to this story