The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public that people are falsely saying they are DCSO personnel.

The callers are using DCSO member’s names and falsely stating the person has missed a court date and a fine is now due. The caller is asking for a credit card number.  

These calls are phone scams and the callers are trying to obtain personal information from those they are calling. The calls may appear local on the resident’s caller ID.

DCSO never calls people to notify them they owe money on a warrant or fine. 

The public is encouraged to hang up on those calls and never give out personal information on the phone.