Citizens of Bowie County, please be advised that there is a known SCAM targeting our local community. An unknown caller using what appears to be a local number is calling citizens and claiming to be a Deputy with the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office. The caller then relays an urgent message that requires your immediate attention to avoid arrest.  Although the caller identifies himself as a Bowie County Sheriff’s Office Deputy, please be assured that we will never contact you to demand payment to avoid arrest.  This is a SCAM. The local number is being “spoofed” from one of many available smartphone apps and is not real.