Camden County Sheriff's Office, Camden County GA

Correction Officer Gary Kifer has been named the Correction Officer of the Month by the Bennett Automotive Group. Each month an employee of the Camden County Sheriff’s Office is recognized with this honor. Gary received a gift card to be used at a restaurant of his choice, as well as, a one day use of a brand new car of his choosing. Congratulations to Gary, and thanks to the Bennett Automotive Group for their continued support of area law enforcement. Pictured with Gary Kifer is Sales Associate, Walter L. Mccloud III, one of the newest members of the Bennett Automotive Group Team.

Scam of the Week: Smishing with PayPal A new Smishing (SMS Phishing) attack uses an urgent text message to trick you into clicking a malicious link. The message states PayPal: We've permanently limited your account, please click link below to verify. If you click on the link provided, you are taken to a PayPal look-alike page and asked to log in. Bad actors take this scam one step further. If you enter your login credentials on their phony page, you’ll be taken to a second... page that asks for your name, address, and bank account details. Everything entered on these pages will be sent directly to the bad guys. While this is an advanced attack, you can still stay safe by practicing the tips below: Check for poor grammar in supposedly-official messages. Did you catch the grammatical error in the example above? It asks you to click link below instead of click the link below. Question the situation. For example, did you give PayPal your mobile number? And did you ever sign up to receive text notifications? Never trust a link in a text message that you were not expecting. If you think the notification could be legitimate, navigate to the official website and log in there.

Deputies Guinn and Flowers are pictured reciting the oath of office with Sheriff Proctor. We are glad to have you both on board. Welcome to the family!

Tax season is coming up which increases the vast array of scams that criminals use in order to get you to provide your personal information. Recent telephone scams have the scammers identifying themselves as FBI agents and IRS employees. The caller will say they need personal information from you that will assist them investigating a case that you might unknowingly be a victim. Another scheme is to tell you that they have a warrant for your arrest, but if money is provided they can make the problem go away. If you receive telephone calls of this type just hang up the phone. The FBI and IRS will not contact you regarding you paying money, or providing financial information, to them. If there truly is a problem they will meet you in person.