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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has received numerous complaints regarding a fake business using a rural Polk County Address. A website www.erdmannequipgroup.com was created portraying a company that sells farm and construction equipment. There have been numerous reports from people in multiple states who have been victims of fraud from this website. The Polk County […]
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has received multiple reports of scam calls of which the callers identify themselves as Polk County Employees. It’s reported the callers are telling people they missed jury duty and a warrant was issued for their arrest. The callers are then requesting payments over the phone to satisfy the warrant. This
On Friday, February 7, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office received information from law enforcement in the region regarding a scam affecting our area. Scammers are contacting residents and claiming a family member is in legal trouble, and they need money. The scammers are primarily targeting elderly residents. This scam has been common in our area;
This week, Minnesota Housing was impersonated in a Facebook scam about open waitlists for people seeking housing or Section 8/Housing Choice Vouchers. The fraudulent Facebook page has been taken down. The perpetrators of the scam, posing as the state agency Minnesota Housing on Facebook, used alternate identities, including “Minnesota Housing Authority” and “Minnesota Housing Development
On Thursday, January 18, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to a scam being sent out by e-mail to cities and townships in Polk County. The scam is sent from a non-Polk County email address and requests payment for computer software regarding tax revenue collection. The e-mail signature card shows that it came from
Chief Justice Gildea and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office are warning people of jury duty scammers. “Counties and district courts are hearing, again, that scammers are preying on Minnesotans with fake jury duty phone calls,” said Chief Justice Gildea. “Jury duty is an important civic duty. I commend citizens who report for jury service and
