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Starkville police warn of phone scam

Starkville police are warning residents of a phone scam.

Posted: Feb 21, 2018 2:55 PM

Updated: Feb 21, 2018 3:00 PM

Posted By: Zac Carlisle

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) - Starkville police are warning residents of a phone scam.

Police say the calls have been related, requesting money for police in Mississippi or for a police foundation.

Police say the last phone number reported was 662-661-3585.

"The Starkville Police Department nor its affiliates will request money over the phone," Starkville police stated. "We ask that you never provide any personal information over the phone, to any organization, if you're unable to verify their legitimacy."

Anyone with any information into this, or any other, incident is asked to contact the Starkville Police Department at 662-323-4134 or Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers at 1-800-530-7151.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 473413

Reported Deaths: 9214

County	Cases	Deaths
Harrison	32339	474
Hinds	30703	575
DeSoto	29814	346
Jackson	23263	336
Rankin	21111	358
Lee	14600	217
Madison	14043	265
Jones	13165	218
Forrest	12953	233
Lauderdale	11418	297
Lowndes	10249	175
Lamar	10048	128
Pearl River	8737	209
Lafayette	8078	136
Hancock	7324	111
Washington	6837	147
Oktibbeha	6820	118
Neshoba	6404	201
Monroe	6372	158
Warren	6326	161
Pontotoc	6103	93
Panola	6071	124
Bolivar	6016	143
Marshall	5972	118
Union	5640	86
Pike	5491	133
Lincoln	5232	130
Alcorn	5208	88
George	4578	68
Scott	4519	93
Leflore	4401	140
Prentiss	4372	76
Itawamba	4361	98
Tippah	4361	80
Simpson	4268	111
Copiah	4255	86
Wayne	4248	63
Tate	4234	100
Adams	4219	114
Yazoo	4158	86
Sunflower	4088	104
Covington	4073	91
Marion	4032	100
Leake	3931	85
Coahoma	3881	98
Newton	3644	74
Grenada	3517	101
Stone	3456	57
Tishomingo	3248	88
Attala	3211	85
Jasper	3102	62
Winston	3003	91
Clay	2882	73
Chickasaw	2821	64
Clarke	2774	87
Calhoun	2597	39
Holmes	2594	85
Smith	2439	47
Yalobusha	2167	47
Tallahatchie	2156	49
Walthall	2055	57
Greene	2040	45
Lawrence	2038	31
Perry	1964	53
Amite	1937	51
Webster	1919	41
Noxubee	1745	38
Montgomery	1698	53
Jefferson Davis	1655	41
Carroll	1599	37
Tunica	1484	34
Benton	1394	33
Kemper	1374	39
Claiborne	1256	34
Choctaw	1249	25
Humphreys	1233	37
Franklin	1152	27
Quitman	1018	25
Wilkinson	998	35
Jefferson	866	32
Sharkey	621	20
Issaquena	191	6
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 764839

Reported Deaths: 13048

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Jefferson	108997	1721
Mobile	69804	1173
Madison	48181	574
Baldwin	35619	445
Shelby	35053	289
Tuscaloosa	32903	508
Montgomery	32475	655
Lee	21787	203
Calhoun	19941	374
Morgan	19234	315
Etowah	18509	422
Marshall	17217	258
Houston	16028	347
St. Clair	14866	275
Limestone	14059	179
Elmore	13943	241
Cullman	13942	234
Lauderdale	13030	266
Talladega	12307	211
DeKalb	11829	226
Walker	10171	306
Autauga	9439	124
Blount	9357	149
Jackson	9055	136
Coffee	8625	157
Colbert	8287	164
Dale	8241	151
Escambia	6436	103
Tallapoosa	6353	166
Covington	6291	154
Chilton	6215	129
Russell	5901	54
Franklin	5612	94
Chambers	5211	130
Dallas	4610	176
Marion	4579	114
Clarke	4494	71
Pike	4482	89
Geneva	4223	102
Winston	4046	85
Lawrence	4040	101
Bibb	3947	76
Barbour	3370	67
Marengo	3199	79
Monroe	3103	46
Butler	3084	83
Pickens	2983	69
Randolph	2916	55
Henry	2914	55
Hale	2852	81
Cherokee	2782	49
Fayette	2706	71
Washington	2426	45
Crenshaw	2316	64
Clay	2207	61
Macon	2132	54
Cleburne	2087	46
Lamar	1863	39
Conecuh	1765	38
Lowndes	1687	56
Coosa	1625	31
Wilcox	1539	34
Bullock	1468	42
Perry	1340	35
Sumter	1229	35
Greene	1185	41
Choctaw	722	25
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0

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