[WXII|VIDEO] The caller, in this case, was very convincing and armed with personal information. The person claimed to be “Sgt. Brooks” with the local county sheriff’s office.
The viewer wrote in an email: “This man told me there was a warrant/citation out for me because I did not appear for jury duty. He verified my address, knew my name, etc. He told me I would need to clear the warrant by paying a fine before I got there.
He mentioned that there were certain places that sold ‘vouchers’ that I would need to clear the warrant and the voucher I would purchase would enable me to use a kiosk at the lobby of the sheriff’s office to pay the fine.”
She said she ended the call and called the sheriff’s office directly.
That was the smart thing to do.
When she called, she was told others had also reported the same scam.
When sister station WGAL spoke with the sheriff’s office, they confirmed they don’t have a Sgt. Brooks working there. [FULLSTORY|VIDEO]
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