A phone scam that started in December in California has reached Bulloch County. According to the Internal Revenue Service, victims will receive a phone call from a person claiming to be an employee of the IRS. The "employee" goes into detail, claiming the victim owes money to the IRS, and that an arrest warrant has been issued. Ty Hodges, of southern Bulloch County, was one of the many victims nationally, and one of three in Bulloch County, who received this phone call.