Trustee warns of scam caller

Shelby County Trustee David Lenoir warned that a caller pretending to be from his office is asking residents personal information.I

One Memphis resident reported being contacted by an individual who identified himself as a “processor for the Shelby County Trustee.”

The male caller told the resident he was acting on a court order, provided the last four digits of the resident’s Social Security number and asked the resident to confirm the information.

The caller would not give a name and the phone number from which he called was blocked. When challenged by the resident, the caller became belligerent.

Lenoir said his office does not employ thirdparty vendors, either for collections or to serve legal documents related to collections. Anyone who contacts a resident from the Trustee’s office will provide a name and will not ask taxpayers to con-

Linda A. Moore