03/29/2026
🚨🚨🚨SCAM. SCAM. SCAM.🚨🚨🚨
Well guys… a week later and we’re back with another unfortunate post.
A SCAMMER is calling businesses and claiming to be a Detective with the Morgan County Sheriff Department, who is “investigating counterfeit money”.
This SCAMMER is instructing businesses or employees at these businesses to take money out of their registers or safes and go to Family Dollar. They are given a bar code to utilize at Family Dollar and sending money directly to this SCAMMER. Family Dollar is now aware and will not be allowing these transactions any further. That’s not to say there aren’t other businesses who do accept that form or money transaction and may not be aware of the scam yet.
Multiple businesses have already been scammed. With that being said, PLEASE talk to your employees if you are a business owner. Send this post to your friends who are businesses owners. Talk with your family members who are business owners.
The Martinsville Police Department and Morgan County Sheriff Department will NEVER call you about an investigation and ask you to bring any money to another business (not the Department directly), purchase gift cards, or send cash through QR code/Bitcoin ATM. If you or your employees are EVER unsure, please contact Morgan County Dispatch and let us save you the time and money, 765-342-5544.
If you think you or your business has been a victim of this scam, please contact dispatch above and ask to speak with Officer Baukat.