Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office warns of fraud

Jason Futch  reporter2.riverbendnews@gmail.com Recently, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office posted on social media about the need for families of incarcerated individuals to remain alert following reports of fraudulent phone calls.  The HCSO took to social media to warn the public of a scam phone call family members of incarcerated individuals at the Hamilton County Jail are receiving. According to the social media post, someone has been calling family members, falsely claiming to be an employee at the Hamilton County Jail. The caller states the court system is backed up and, due to the alleged backlog, bonds have been reduced. The caller goes on to say the family member can b