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Avoid paying scammers posing as Edgecombe, North Carolina deputies

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EDGECOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) -- The Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office wants to warn the public about phone scams. Scammers have been using fake names and technology to make calls appear to come from the Sheriff's Office.

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  1. WNCT Greenville

    Avoid paying scammers posing as Edgecombe Deputies (opens WNCT Greenville)

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    EDGECOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) -- The Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office wants to warn the public about phone scams. Scammers have been using fake names and technology to make calls appear to come from the Sheriff's Office.

  2. FOX8 WGHP

    Avoid paying scammers posing as Edgecombe, North Carolina deputies (opens FOX8 WGHP)

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    FOX8 WGHP's feed description

    EDGECOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) -- The Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office wants to warn the public about phone scams. Scammers have been using fake names and technology to make calls appear to come from the Sheriff's Office.

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