Amador County – Amador County Public Health issued a statement today (December 3rd) notifying the public that someone is illegally making telephone calls and claiming to be with the Public Health Department.

Public Health Nursing Supervisor Lori Jagoda said Public Health wants to immediately inform the community that on Thursday, December 2nd, multiple incidents occurred where a male caller telephoned local residents, falsely identifying himself as “The Health Department.” The caller then proceeded to tell them that they have a communicable disease.

The number that appears on the caller ID is the Public Health main number. Based on the information received, it is thought the male perpetrator is using technology based software to display the incoming number as the Public Health Department main number.

When an actual employee of Public Health does telephone a patient, Jagoda said, the employee will identify themselves by name after confirming that they are speaking to the patient themselves. “For example,” she said, “I would identify myself” by saying “This is Lori, a nurse from the Health Department.”

If members of the community receive any suspicious telephone calls, they are asked to call Public Health during business hours to report the incident and the descriptive information.

Normal business hours for Public Health are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and the office is closed between noon and 1 p.m.

The Amador County Sheriff’s Department is aware of the criminal activity, and Public Health is cooperating fully with the Sheriff’s Department in the investigation.

Contact Public Health at (209) 223-6407, or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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