AUGLAIZE COUNTY — Deputies have issued a warning to area homeowners about a foreclosure scam.
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The Auglaize Sheriff’s Office wrote in a social media post that they have received reports of residents getting foreclosure letters in the mail.
“Some of these fraudulent letters are even referencing the Auglaize County Board of Commissioners,” the department said.
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Deputies say that scammers are using “another angle of attack.”
They added that “the threat of losing your home can cause panic and make you act without thinking. Please, do not fall for these scams.”
If anyone gets a suspicious letter about a foreclosure, please don’t call the number listed in that letter, the department told.
They claim that scammers will use those numbers to trick people into revealing personal information or making a payment.
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