Fake Sheriff Call About Court Charges

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Just had a stressful morning for no reason - didn't have anything bad happen but easily could've! Got a phone call from my 'county sheriff deputy' saying that I received citations and criminal charges regarding not showing up to give my Statement of Character for someone in a case. Said I received mail from them, signed for it, but didn't show up to the court date ~2 weeks ago and today was the last day to get it figured out. Said I had two charges: Failure to appear (FTA221CV71439DCSO) and Contempt of court (COC221CV11305DCSO) which he said I should write down on a piece of paper. Went really elaborately in depth on everything so it seemed very convincing, didn't ever ask for money - put me on hold, hung up, and never called back. Called the county sheriff and they confirmed I had no charges, and this was happening to people recently. Super convincing, stay safe!

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