Residents should be on the alert to scammers who are trying to fleece area residents in several different scams, including one being done in the name of the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department.
Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett said that some residents have received calls from someone saying that the recipient missed jury duty and needed to pay a fine immediately.
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