COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) is being used in a telephone scam going around the county. In the scam, a caller identifies himself as being a lieutenant with BCSO and asks for money to be sent in order to post a bond or to make payments on other items.
Authorities at the sheriff’s office want to make it clear that this is a fraud. No one from BCSO will ever ask for money over the phone.
If you receive a call similar to this, the best thing to do is hang up and contact the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office at 812-379-1650.
