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GILLETTE (WNE) — Two residents were called by the same scammer Wednesday afternoon, and one of them is out $500.
At 2 p.m. Wednesday, a 54-year-old man reported getting a call from …
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GILLETTE (WNE) — Two residents were called by the same scammer Wednesday afternoon, and one of them is out $500.
At 2 p.m. Wednesday, a 54-year-old man reported getting a call from someone pretending to be Sgt. Taylor with the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office.
The suspect told the man that he had a warrant for failure to appear for jury duty, and requested the man pay $2,700. The man did not send any money, Police Deputy Chief Brent Wasson said.
The man provided officers with the phone number, and when police called it, a male voice answered, identifying himself as Sgt. Taylor. The suspect hung up when he found out it was police, Wasson said.
At about 4:30 p.m., a 62-year-old man reported his wife, 68, was out $500 due to this scam. He said she got the call from a Sgt. Taylor, saying she had a warrant for failure to appear for jury duty and requesting $2,700.
The woman told the suspect that she could not pay the full amount. He then asked her to pay $500 in gift cards, and she provided it, Wasson said.
The Campbell County Sheriff’s Office does not have a Sgt. Taylor, and it will not call people asking for money or threaten to arrest them over the phone.
