The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office wants to make everyone aware of a new scam that just surfaced in the area. A resident advised they received a call from a company by the name of Northpoint Recovery. The representative of the company identified himself as Alex Martins and he was attempting to collect a debt. He requested a credit card payment over the phone and stated that if the debt was not settled over the phone that a courier was going to stop by the person’s residence to have some papers signed. He stated that if the courier showed up that the debt would grow by several hundred dollars.

Officials say it’s interesting to note with this scam, that the individual had a lot of personal information, including phone numbers, addresses, and debt history. The number that called was restricted but a voicemail that was left gave a number to call back of 1-866-711-1349. Upon searching this number on the internet it does come up as a scam with numerous other names used other than Alex Martins. Fortunately, the citizen checked into it, and did not become a victim.

Authorities encourage everyone to check into any such inquiries fully before providing any sort of payment, and to avoid making any sort of payment over the phone if at all possible. If you are questioning the legitimacy of the call then hang up and call the company directly. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office says they are always happy to assist you if you think that you are being scammed.