PANOLA COUNTY, Miss. — The Panola County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about scammers.
The PCSO has received numerous calls about a person calling and pretending to be Lt. Brooks from the PCSO.
The caller claims the resident has a warrant out for failure to register as a sex offender, according to the PCSO.
The caller tells the resident to purchase a Green Dot card at Walmart and put money on it to take care of the warrant.
PCSO said they will not call anybody to request money to take care of a warrant.
PCSO takes care of warrants through either an arrest or an in-person court date.
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