Investigation underway after scam calls made in Madera County

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The Sheriff's Office is informing Madera County residents aft being made alert of scam calls successful the region from a antheral alleging to beryllium a subordinate of the Madera County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies accidental they person been made alert that a antheral has been making telephone calls to residents passim the region impersonating a Sheriff's sergeant regarding posting bail for outstanding warrants.

Sheriff's officials accidental that, according to the accusation provided, the antheral identified himself arsenic Madera County Sergeant Noland. He makes telephone calls from a 559 country codification and whitethorn person a voicemail acceptable up astatine the instrumentality fig with the aforesaid identifying information.

The Sheriff's Office wants to punctual residents they volition ne'er petition funds for idiosyncratic identifying accusation implicit the phone. They pass residents this is simply a scam call, and promote anyone who received calls of this quality to interaction the Madera County Sheriff's Dispatch astatine 559-675-7770.

This is an ongoing investigation.