Jo Daviess County Sheriff Kevin Turner is warning the public about a possible telephone scam occurring in Jo Daviess County. The scammer telephones a resident and will either impersonate a family member who in need of money, or will claim they are an attorney representing a family member who is in legal trouble and in need of money. The scammer will then attempt to convince the victim to wire a significant amount of money i to help the family member.

Sheriff Turner urges the public to exercise extreme caution if they receive telephone calls of this nature, and not to wire money to anyone unless they are absolutely certain of the identity of the recipient.
If anyone has experienced this, or a similar scam, please contact the Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Office at 815-777-2141, or your local police department