Phone Scam involving County Sheriff’s Office’s
The Norman County Sheriff's Office would like to inform the citizen’s and business owners in Norman County of a scam that has shown up in the South West part of Minnesota involving the use of their local Sheriff’s Office this last week.
A person will call a business or citizen and identify themselves as an employee of their local Sheriff’s Office. The caller is will try to sell advertising for the Sheriff’s Office and ask that you donate money.
The Norman County Sheriff's Office does not solicit any funds for advertising or other donations over the phone. If we were to solicit any donations it would be in person or in letter form on Norman County Sheriff's Office letter head.
If you receive a call like this it is best to tell them you prefer to donate locally and hang up. Members of the public should hang up on a caller asking for money over the phone.
Sheriff Jeremy Thornton
Norman County Sheriff's Office
15 2nd Ave E
Ada, MN 56510
