The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and other local law enforcement agencies are seeing another rise in fraudulent activity with scammers calling the family of arrestees. The scammer is posing as a member of the Sheriff’s Office (Deputy, Supervisor, Detective, etc.) and will request money via Zelle and/or PayPal as part of a “new ankle monitor program” to circumvent the bail/bond process.
Please remember that the Sheriff’s Office WILL NOT contact families of arrestees to collect money or fees.
