The Chippewa County Sheriff is reporting a new scam. This one is where they call you and say there is a warrant out for your arrest and you need to cough up $1,500.
They say they are a member of the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office, with the name Sargent/Lieutenant Wade. The sheriff department does not have a Wade working for them.
The phone number the scammer used showed up on the caller id as having a (906) area code, but it was not a real phone number.
The victim was then asked to go buy Pack Cards. Scammers often ask for gift cards and there are lots of different types. The victim then gave the code# to two cards which gave the scammer immediate access to the money. The scammer then told the victim it did not go thru and asked for more money cards. In all the victim lost a $1000.00.
If you ever find yourself buying gift/money cards at any store for someone giving you a story on the phone, IT IS A SCAM!
The sheriff says if you ever have a question hang up the phone and call your local law enforcement. The scammer often times will ask you to stay on the phone the entire time you drive to the store until they get the code off the cards.
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