(KNZA)--Brown County Sheriff John Merchant is alerting residents of a new scam circulating in the county.

He said residents are being called by someone representing themselves as Brown County Court Summons Services, telling residents they have legal papers that will be served on them. 

Merchant said most residents have simply hung up on the callers but several residents reported that they were instructed to make payment over the phone in order to avoid the summons.

At this time, he said no one has reported being made a victim of the scam.

Merchant said he made the Brown County District Court Clerk aware of the scam and she wanted him to assure residents that their office would never conduct business in this manner.

If you feel you have been made a victim of this or any other type of scam, Merchant said you should notify your local law enforcement at once.