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Sheriff’s Office Warns About Phone Scam
ST. CLOUD -- The Stearns County Sheriff's Office is warning you about a phone scam going around.
Authorities say people have been receiving calls the last few days that appear to be coming from a Stearns County Sheriff's Office phone number.
The caller says a relative is in jail and asks for money. These calls are scams and should be ignored.
If you have questions, you are asked to call the sheriff's office.
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