Senior Citizens Should Beware Of This Terrible New Phone Scam Sweeping The Nation
By Dreamer
In this society, phone scams are becoming more and more common. Scammers do their best to come up with sneaky tactics in order for their victims to share their private, personal information over the phone.
Recently, a tricky new scam is sweeping the country that all senior citizens should be aware of. Be sure to inform any friends or family about this new scam so that they do not become the next victim of this terrible phone scam.
Reports indicate that, Cindy Lombardo recieved a called saying she missed her jury duty appointment. The person over the phone told her that they worked for the Guilford County Sheriff`s Office. He told Cindy to take care of the matter, she needed to pay a $1,000 fine. He said she’s had to buy a Green Dot prepaid credit card to pay the court.
However, Cindy wasn't sure this was a real thing. She decided to do some investigating for herself.
"She hung up and called her father. She asked him if she missed jury duty and he said no. How would her father know? He is a bailiff in the Guilford County Courthouse. That`s right. The scam artist called the bailiff’s daughter," reported myfox8.
While the scam kind of sounds legitimate, it definitely is not the way the current judicial system operates. However, scammers try to call as many people as possible hoping an unsuspecting senior citizen will fall for their trick!
Judge Jerrell said, “I can absolutely say the sheriff`s department will never call. The judge`s chambers will never call you. The clerk’s office will never call you and say bring me money.”
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