The Ionia County Sheriff’s Office is alerting citizens that spammers are using the sheriff’s office to attempt to swindle money from county residents. The crooks say  the sheriff’s office is trying to raise money for a local soup kitchen, and then ask for the person’s credit card number.

This is a scam. The Ionia County Sheriff’s Office is not making calls to raise funds.

Those who have been contacted and given out credit card numbers or made a donation of any kind, please call Central Dispatch at 616-527-0400 to make a report.