A warning for Montgomery County residents! Scammers are pretending to be law enforcement officials using fake phone numbers and scaring residents into giving them money.

According to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele and Sheriff Sean Kilkenny, scammers are calling residents from a "spoofed" phone number with the 610 area code.

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Once the scammer gets the resident on the phone, they claim to be a Montgomery County deputy sheriff and warn the resident that they owe money to pay off fines, missed jury duty or other violations, officials said.

The scammer then directs the resident to pay them with gift cards, money transfers, cryptocurrency or other ways, according to the DA's Office.

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