CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a persistent phone scam that has stolen thousands of dollars from victims for several years.

Scammers are posing as MCSO deputies, claiming the targeted person has missed a court date or failed to appear for jury duty, while pressuring them to pay to avoid arrest.

Reports of these fraudulent calls come into MCSO daily. Victims are often told to provide personal financial information or make immediate payments through gifts cards, wire transfers, or other untraceable methods.

The sheriff's office says this is a scam.

Since January 2025, MCSO has logged over 400 reports from individuals who were either scammed or at risk of being scammed. In one case, echoing many others, a victim clai

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