Scammers are hitting Malheur County

By on Monday, October 2nd, 2023 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories

Malheur County-Malheur County Sheriffโ€™s Office is notifying the community and surrounding areas that telephonic fraud is happening.

The Malheur County Sheriffโ€™s Office states that their office had received reports that people are receiving telephone calls from a deputy or deputies associated with the Sheriffโ€™s Office requesting money for fines. This is not the Sheriffโ€™s Office. The Sheriffโ€™s Office will never do this. If you feel you have received this type of phone call, hang up and call the Malheur County Sheriffโ€™s Office at 541.473.5126.