Fresno County sheriff warns of impersonation emails

Sheriff’s office issues warning

The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about scam emails that impersonate county employees. The messages appear to be connected to Fresno County workers, but the sheriff’s office says they are part of a scam.

What residents should know

Residents should treat unexpected emails that appear to come from county employees with caution. The warning identifies impersonation as the central issue: a sender may appear to be a county worker even when the message did not come from that employee.

The sheriff’s office issued the warning as a public safety notice. The concern is focused on deceptive emails using county employees’ identities, rather than on ordinary county communications.

Public safety notice

The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is the agency involved in the warning. The notice concerns email impersonation affecting the public and county employees.

Residents who receive a suspicious message should avoid assuming that the displayed sender is genuine. They should use caution before responding to an email that appears to come from a county employee.