Attn: Jamesburg and Helmetta Residents: FRAUD ALERT Warrant Payment Phone Scam. Click link for further info. 
Attention Jamesburg and Helmetta Residents:
The Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about recent reports of a Warrant Payment Scam targeting individuals throughout the County. Several residents have received unsolicited phone calls from individuals fraudulently claiming to represent the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office and stating that payment is required for an active warrant.
The Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office does not contact residents by phone to demand payment of any kind and will never request payment over the phone. The only official notification a resident will receive regarding a warrant comes by mail on Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office letterhead. These notices serve informational purposes only and will not request payment.
Residents with questions about this scam or any other suspicious activity related to the Sheriff’s Office may contact:
- Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office Division of Investigations: 732‑745‑4000
- Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch: 732‑745‑3271
To further protect yourself, consider blocking suspicious phone numbers and reporting unwanted messages as junk or spam.
Anyone who believes they are currently being victimized should immediately contact their local police department. To learn more about the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office, visit middlesexcountynj.gov/sheriff.
Instructions:
Instructions:
Anyone who believes they are currently being victimized should immediately contact their local police department.
Address/Location
Jamesburg Borough
131 Perrineville Rd
Jamesburg, NJ 08831
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 732-521-2222
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Utility, telecommunication, other non-transport infrastructure
- Event:
- Telecommunications Emergency
