The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office was made aware of an attempted scam involving people representing themselves as members of the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. The person begins the conversation stating it is an “Urgent Legal Matter.” Then, they present reasons for their call such as unpaid fines, warrant for arrest, fines for missed jury duty etc. All of these are designed to get the person being called to pay money through various non-traceable means, such as prepaid credit cards, bit coin, etc. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office will never call and ask for money. If you receive a call of this type, please hang up and report it to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office by calling 252-946-7111.

Sheriff Hammonds asks anyone with information regarding suspected drug sale/use or any other crime to contact the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office at (252) 946-7111.  You can also submit tips anonymously by contacting Beaufort County Crime Stoppers at (252) 974-6400 or submit your confidential tip by downloading the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office App and selecting Submit A Tip.