SCAM ALERT: New Phone Scam Reported In Franklin Co.

Deputies said someone was calling people and telling them that federal grant money was available to them.

But the scammers said in order to get it, they would have to send their own money in.

According to the sheriff’s office, several people had received the calls, which had been from a 202 area code.

The sheriff said that if you had money coming, and the offer was legitimate, you would not be asked for money in return.