The Sharp County Sheriff's Dept. has been made aware of a phone scam being perpetrated in our area.  The caller poses as a member of the Sharp Co. Sheriff's Office, and advises the victim that they have a warrant out for their arrest.  The caller then instructs the victim to obtain a Green Dot money card, and load the fine amount for the warrant onto it.  As soon as the money is loaded onto the card, the scammers withdraw the money from the card.

If you are contacted by anyone representing themselves as a member of the Sharp Co. Sheriff's Department who instructs you to do the aforementioned steps, please contact the Sharp Co. Sheriff's office at the above listed number.