Sedgwick County Kansas Sheriff's Office: Phone Scam Alert On June 3

Wichita KS

07 June, 2022

4:42 AM

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Press release from the Sedgwick County Kansas Sheriff's Office: June 3, 2022 DATE: JUNE 3, 2022 AGENCY: SEDGWICK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE LOCATION: WICHITA/SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS TELEPHONE: (316) 660-3900 CONTACT: SHERIFF JEFF EASTER The Sheriff's Office has been notified of a scam involving someone identifying himself as an employee of the Sheriff's Office. The targets of the scam, mostly registered offenders, were called and told they needed to resubmit a DNA sample or face 90 days in jail. The scammers then offer to waive the jail time and testing if the individual pays a fine. This press release was produced by the Sedgwick County Kansas Sheriff's Office. The views expressed here are the author's own.