LOWELL, Mass. (MyFoxBoston.com) -- The Middlesex County Sheriff's Office is warning people in the greater Lowell area of scammers impersonating sheriff's deputies.
The Lowell Sun is reporting that the scammers are calling people and threatening to arrest them unless they pay outstanding debts.
So far, at least three people have reported receiving the phony calls, which appear to come from a legitimate sheriff's number.
A sheriff tells FOX25 that deputies would never threaten people for unpaid bills.