Marathon County Sheriff's Department Warns of Scam

Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 -- 10:01 AM

The Marathon County Sheriff's Office has received reports from some residents that have received telephone calls from someone purporting to be from their Office.

The caller identified themselves using the name of one of their staff, accused the residents of missing jury duty, and then asked for personally identifiable information. The Marathon County Sheriff's Office does not call potential jurors who miss jury duty.

Residents who are selected for jury duty will be notified by mail from the Clerk of Courts. Neither the Sheriff's Office nor the Clerk of Courts will call jurors and ask for personally identifiable information.

If you receive a phone call from someone who claims to be from Marathon County Government, and you suspect they are not, they recommend that you ask for the person's name, department, and phone number and tell them you'll call them back.

You can verify the phone number by using the phone directory on their website at https://www.co.marathon.wi.us/Government/PhoneDirectory.aspx. Scammers often spoof phone numbers so it looks like they're calling from the Office, however, if you verify the number and call back, it will ring in the Department’s Office instead of the scammer's phone.

For more information about how to protect yourself from phone scams, click on this article for consumer advice from the Federal Trade Commission: https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/phone-scams#examples%20of

Feel free to contact us with questions and/or comments.