We have warned about this before, but it keeps happening, so we will warn everyone again.
This particular case we heard about, the caller claimed to be Sgt. Hood with the HCSO. (We do not have a Sgt. Hood, but that is beside the point. The name doesn’t really matter).
No law enforcement agency, from the local police department to the sheriff to the FBI, will EVER call you and demand money. Repeat: LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL NEVER CONTACT YOU AND DEMAND MONEY.
If someone contacts you claiming to be from any law enforcement agency (or any governmental agency for that matter) and says you must immediately pay money to avoid some sort of consequences, that is 100 PERCENT A SCAM.
The scammers are taking victims for their entire life savings sometimes. Please talk to your family, friends and neighbors about this and make sure they know the signs of a scam.
