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The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office has received hundreds of phone calls from residents reporting a possible scam in connection with suspicious phone calls, text messages and email.

After investigating the complaints, Sheriff’s Office personnel determined that the messages were actually a legitimate communication that originated in the Iredell County Emergency Communications and Iredell County Emergency Management departments as part of a new system implementation.

The message, which is related to the county’s transition to CodeRED, a messaging system that allows county officials to send messages to residents. Residents who are interested in signing up for the messages can do so at https://accountportal.onsolve.net/iredellcounty

The ICSO was not made aware of this message being sent prior to its distribution, according to an ICSO news release,

Residents who have questions or concerns about the new system are encouraged to contact Iredell County Emergency Communications and Iredell County Emergency Management directly.

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