The Oldham County Sheriff’s Office is receiving numerous calls from residents receiving the below listed phone text scam. Residents are encouraged to delete and block the text. As a reminder, law enforcement, or any State or Federal Agency will never ask for money in via phone, or email . Any contact with these individuals should be avoided and reported to Oldham County Dispatch at (502) 222-0111. Questions may also be directed to the Better Business Bureau at (502) 583-6546 or BBB.org and the Kentucky Attorney General at https://ag.ky.gov/consumer-protection/complaints.
Here is an example of this scam.

