Lubbock County Sheriff Warns Of Phone Scam Targeting Residents With Fake Legal Threats - 93.1 KISS FM

The caller sounds official. He pushes urgency, stays persistent, and drops enough legal-sounding language to seem plausible. That combination is what makes this scam dangerous, targeting people who assume a call like this must be handled immediately, before they have time to think it through or hang up and check.

The recording exposed several red flags anyone can use to spot the scam. The caller used the wrong agency name, invented fake judge names, referenced the wrong county, and refused to provide basic identifying information when pressed. Real law enforcement does not operate this way over the phone, and the Sheriff's Office wants that message out before more people get caught off guard.

For folks in Lubbock, the takeaway is simple. Slow down if a caller demands immediate action over a supposed warrant or missed jury duty. Hang up and verify through an official number instead of trusting whoever is on the line.

A scammer can fake a judge's name, but he still can't get the county right.