AVOYELLES PARISH, La. (APSO) – Avoyelles Parish Sheriff David L. Dauzat is warning residents about scammers who are pretending to be law enforcement and call or mail residents to get their money.
APSO was recently made aware that there have been mailings made in attempts to defraud citizens of funds. It has been reported that the scammers mailed the targeted victim with a letter that displayed “RE: DAUZAT SHERIFF, Purchase date of 07/2020, Potential lapse of warranty coverage” insinuating the letter is valid or credible to trick people. Close inspection of the mailing will reveal they seek to sell you American Home Protect “coverage.”
Sheriff Dauzat wants residents to know they will in no case ask that a citizen purchase home protection coverage, extended vehicle coverage or any other similar type of coverage. They do not conduct this type of business and citizens should be very cautious not to provide any personal or financial details to them.
One of the numbers that the reported scammers have listed is 1-855-277-3562. If you Google search this “company’s” phone number, you will see multiple scam alerts. Often these criminals use spoofed numbers or “burner” phones. The numbers that they call from may change frequently to avoid detection.
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