Phone scammers falsely claim property taxes overdue, McHenry County Treasurer warns

The McHenry County Treasurer’s office is warning of a scam targeting McHenry County property owners.Callers are falsely informing people that their property taxes are unpaid and overdue, county officials said.The caller then tells the person they need to set up a payment plan, “which would give the scammer the opportunity to fraudulently obtain banking and other sensitive information,” McHenry County officials said in a news release.McHenry County Treasurer Donna Kurtz confirmed the treasurer’s office does not offer payment plans.If you get a call saying your property taxes are unpaid and overdue, officials said to hang up. They added that the treasurer’s office and McHenry County government agencies don’t ever call about delinquent payments. Any communications about delinquent taxes happen via certified mail, the county said.Kurtz said her office first heard of the scam when people called in about it in recent days. She said Tuesday she had not heard of anyone falling victim to the sc