a badge number and a contact phone number to further legitimize the call. The scammer may indicate he is working with the Berks sheriff’s department in the investigation. Berks County electronic ...

The caller, who purported to be a member of the Berks County sheriff’s office, wasn’t mincing words: Either pay the $9,000 bond after failing to respond to a subpoena for a hearing or spend 72 ...

The scammer will often provide a police case number, a badge number ... to be from the Berks sheriff’s department. These calls target family members of current Berks County Prison inmates.