NAPOLEONVILLE — Assumption Parish deputies are warning residents to be aware of a phone scam where someone pretends to be a healthcare provider.

The Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office said Friday that an unnamed local doctor's office informed them that a man is calling residents claiming to represent the office and offering them better healthcare.

Deputies said while the subject did not request to collect medical or financial information, they found the call to be very suspicious.

Should residents receive a call, deputies advise them not to share any information — personal, medical or financial — and to immediately contact the health provider the caller references.

Deputies have opened an investigation and urge anyone with additional information to call the Sheriff's office at 985-369-2912.