People from across the entire state including Maverick County have been receiving fliers from solicitors offering to file a Homestead Designation Service request (tax exemption) for a fee. 

The Eagle Pass Police Department has received reports from citizens in regards to telephone calls in which the callers are attempting to extort money through “virtual kidnapping” or collection calls.

Press Release:

Local citizens have been receiving telephone calls from persons allegedly representing electric service providers in

   According to Jason Clark the Director of Public Information for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, community members should be vigilant about fraudulent phone calls that have been reported asking for personal information.

The US Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General is issuing a fraud alert to warn citizens of reports that the DHS OIG Hotline telephone number has been used recently as part of a telephone spoofing scam targeting individuals throughout the country.