Ector County Sheriff’s Office Issues Warning on Law Enforcement Impersonation Scam
Ector County Sheriff's Office is warning residents in the Odessa-Midland area about a phone scam where individuals impersonate law enforcement officials to solicit personal or financial information.
Odessa Midland, TX, November 11, 2026 —
The Ector County Sheriff’s Office has issued a public warning regarding a phone scam targeting residents in the Odessa-Midland area. The scam involves individuals falsely representing themselves as law enforcement officials.
According to the warning, perpetrators of this scheme are contacting individuals and claiming to be from law enforcement. Their objective is to solicit sensitive personal or financial information from unsuspecting residents. The Sheriff’s Office has not provided specific details about the exact methods used by the scammers beyond impersonation or the types of information they are attempting to obtain.
Residents are advised to exercise caution when receiving unsolicited calls, particularly those that request personal identifying information, financial details, or immediate payment. Law enforcement agencies typically do not solicit such information over the phone. If a call raises suspicion, it is recommended that individuals do not provide any information and instead hang up.
To verify the legitimacy of any communication purportedly from the Ector County Sheriff’s Office or any other law enforcement agency, individuals should independently find the official contact number for that agency and call them directly. The Sheriff’s Office has not specified whether any residents have fallen victim to this scam or if any arrests have been made in connection with these fraudulent calls. Further details regarding the scope of the scam, including the number of reported incidents or specific tactics employed, were not immediately available.
Story summarized from the original created by Heather McBee on www.firstalert7.com, see more information here.
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