The Northampton County Sheriff’s Department (NCSD) has received several calls from citizens reporting that they received a phone call from “Sgt. James Riley” of the NCSD. Riley informed them that they have a warrant or that they owe fines and threatens them with jail time if the fines are not paid by credit card or bitcoin.

The public should be aware that this is a scam. The Northampton County Sheriff’s Department does not call residents and solicit money in lieu of arrest.

Please report any suspicious solicitations to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office at 1-800-441-2555 or email them to scams@attorneygeneral.gov.

 

Information provided to TVL by:
County of Northampton
669 Washington Street
Easton, PA 18042
https://www.northamptoncounty.org/

 

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