Uploaded August 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
SCAM ALERT! It's Not Us asking for your money...it's the Bad Guys.
There is a current, very convincing scam underway where the perpetrator(s) are claiming to be Colonel David Huckstep, our Chief Deputy at the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, demanding money from the unsuspecting. Some have already fallen prey to this locally.
This is absolutely false and a scam – it's well put together, and even spoofing the non-emergency number to our Combined Communications Center. But it's fake. We're sharing it with our friends and we hope you do too - let's put the criminals in jail and out of business.
The Sheriff’s Office does not solicit funds or threaten arrest over the phone. Members of our community can always call in to our real number(s) with any questions or suspicions of fraud. We are investigating these crimes.
SCAM ALERT! It's Not Us asking for your money...it's the Bad Guys.
There is a current, very convincing scam underway where the perpetrator(s) are claiming to be Colonel David Huckstep, our Chief Deputy at the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, demanding money from the unsuspecting. Some have already fallen prey to this locally.
This is absolutely false and a scam – it's well put together, and even spoofing the non-emergency number to our Combined Communications Center. But it's fake. We're sharing it with our friends and we hope you do too - let's put the criminals in jail and out of business.
The Sheriff’s Office does not solicit funds or threaten arrest over the phone. Members of our community can always call in to our real number(s) with any questions or suspicions of fraud. We are investigating these crimes.
