CHIPPEWA COUNTY — Chippewa County Sheriff James Kowalczyk has issued a warning about a fraudulent telephone scam involving the Clerk of Courts office.
According to a news release, the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Department received a report about a fraud on December 31, 2019.
Investigators discovered that the perpetrator had been able to make it appear as though he or she were calling from the Chippewa County Clerk of Courts office.
The victim’s caller ID indicated that the telephone call was coming from the Chippewa County Clerk of Courts main telephone number at 715-726-7758.
The perpetrator used intimidating language to solicit money from the victim, according to the news release.
The Chippewa County Sheriff and the Chippewa County Clerk of Courts wants the public to know that the Clerk of Courts office will not call people to solicit money or threaten legal action.
If you have received a similar fraud attempt, contact your local law enforcement agency to report the incident, according to the news release from Sheriff Kowalczyk.
Dunn County Clerk of Courts Katie Schalley and St. Croix County Clerk of Courts Kristi Severson both say that Dunn County and St. Croix County also will not call anyone to solicit money or threaten legal action.
If someone owes the Dunn County Clerk of Courts money, “we will send it in the mail in writing,” Schalley said.
