From the Desk of Sheriff Bryson Meyers:
Sheriff Meyers reminds residents of the ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ occurring in our area.
โ ๏ธ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ-๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ:
- Ask you to send money using ๐ฉ๐ซ๐-๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ
- Ask you to ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ for it to be wired or transferred
- Demand ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฒ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ over the phone
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง & ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ-๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ
Scammers pose as law enforcement, court officials, IRS, Social Security, or U.S. Customs.
๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฌ: ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐ฒ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐ ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ & ๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ
Criminals use spoofed numbers to appear legitimate. Includes:
- โMissed jury dutyโ claims
- "Family member in jail or hospitalโ emergencies
- Fake bank alerts or package-delivery notices
๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ญ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ & ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ /๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ
Fake listings, overpayment schemes, or refund requests on social media marketplaces and classified sites.
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ & ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ
Scammers build emotional connections online to manipulate victims into sending money, gift cards, cryptocurrency, or personal information.
๐๐๐๐ก-๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ & ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ซ-๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ
Pop-ups or calls claiming your device is infected. Scammers attempt to gain remote access or charge for fake repairs.
๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฅ & ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ
Cryptocurrency fraud, fake investments, foreign-lottery scams, and pyramid schemes promising high returns with little risk.
๐๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ญ
Personal information stolen to open credit accounts, file false tax returns, or make fraudulent purchases. Often begins with phishing emails or fake login pages.
๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ & ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐-๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ
Unlicensed individuals collect deposits upfront and fail to complete the work.
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
โ๏ธ ๐๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฒ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ
โ๏ธ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ โ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐
โ๏ธ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ
โ๏ธ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ญ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ญ. ๐๐ญ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐. ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐๐