Bail bond scam attempts to solicit fraudulent payments in exchange for loved one's release
Polk County says someone is pretending to be a bond agent and giving fake bail amounts to release family or friends from jail ...
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Bail bond scam attempts to solicit fraudulent payments in exchange for loved one's release
The scammers call family or loved ones of someone in custody at the local jail and give false bond ... not accept payment in the form of gift cards, prepaid cards or cryptocurrency.
Iowa county sheriff's offices warning of bail bond scams
POLK COUNTY, Iowa — The Polk County Sheriff's Office warned the public of a bail bond scam Thursday night after it said it has received multiple reports. In Polk County, scammers are reportedly posing ...
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Scammers target Oregon businesses, pose as law enforcement
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore — Clackamas County sheriff's deputies urge people to "just hang up" on phone scammers targeting ... transfer $1,000 to him via prepaid debit cards. The scammer claimed ...
Jail phone costs can be a huge burden for families. A new Wisconsin campaign aims to make them free.
Called Connecting Families, it's part of a national effort by Worth Rises, a New York-based advocacy group focused on ...
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Jail phone costs can be a huge burden for families. A new Wisconsin campaign aims to make them free.
So when he landed in the Milwaukee County Jail in March for the first time and had restricted communication for his first four months there, hearing that voice over the phone became the most ...
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Jail for fake social worker who duped couple into signing up for phone lines for illegal moneylender
SINGAPORE – A man posed as a social worker to dupe an elderly couple into signing up for mobile phone lines which an ... three months and three weeks’ jail and fined $32,800.