Clarkesville Police are alerting the public to a phone scam targeting people in the area. A post on the department’s Facebook page says the scammers offer pre-approved business or personal loans. “BE AWARE,” the post warns, “this is a (phishing scam) where the callers are attempting to obtain your personal information!”
One of the reported numbers associated with this scam is 234-815-1305. If you receive a call from this or any other questionable number you should not give the caller any personally identifiable information and you should hang up immediately.
The department asks that you please pass along this information to protect your family and friends.
