A scam involving imposters posing as IRS agents demanding money has become rampant, according to Freeborn County Sheriff Kurt Freitag.

Freitag said in a Facebook post this week that someone may call and pose as an IRS agent and tell you that you’re delinquent on taxes. He said the person says if you don’t comply by paying them the money you owe, he or she will have the Police Department or Sheriff’s Office find you and arrest you until you comply.

“Usually if someone is delinquent in taxes, they know they’re delinquent, and it shouldn’t be a surprise,” Freitag said in the post. “Also, the IRS will initiate contact with you through certified, official mail, not a pushy, rude phone call right off the bat.”

Freitag said Sheriff’s Office deputies won’t arrest anyone on behalf of the IRS.

“Whatever you do, don’t give out your account numbers, Social Security numbers or any other data,” Freitag said. “Just hang up. Most of the time, there’s very little investigation that can be done since most of the people running the scams are from out of state, if not out of country.”

Freitag advised anyone with questions to call the Sheriff’s Office.

to Freeborn-Mower Cooperative Services. The number given to call was searched online and was reportedly found to be a scam.

A computer scam was also reported at 6:54 p.m. Saturday. The alleged victim paid $300 to a company called Pro-Tech.

Albert Lea Director of Public Safety Dwaine Winkels said the Police Department sees scams all of the time.

Winkels advised people not to send personal information over the phone unless you initiate the call and it’s a known business.

There have been other scams reported in the last week in Albert Lea. A scam was reported Friday afternoon. A restaurant reportedly received a call from someone who said Albert Lea Electric would shut the power off at 5 p.m. unless they paid $1,000 using a credit card. The restaurant was reportedly informed it had something to do with the transition from Alliant Energy