Fraudsters often see senior citizens as an easy mark and someone they may be able to scam. With American senior citizens losing over $3 billion, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), crimes surrounding scammers affect every community.
In fact, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) notified the public on Saturday, July 30, that someone claiming to work for that office and calling himself “Deputy Moore” had placed a call to a resident of an adjacent county, stating that the person needed to pay him money to avoid a warrant being issued.
A media release from the WCSO stated, “This is a scam. If someone contacts you stating they work for this office and request or demands money, please hang up and contact the Sheriff’s office at 540-635-4128. Deputies from this office will not contact you regarding a payment due this office.”
In Warren County last year, according to Major Jeff Driskill, there were 83 reported incidences of fraud. Six were reported by business entities, and the remaining 77 were reported by individuals. He said that an additional four incidences were logged but weren’t included in the total because a complainant’s age was not reported or “were not prevalent to the incident type.”
Of those cases, 19 involved fraud-identity theft, 43 were related to fraud other than identity theft, 19 involved phone, internet, or email scams, one involved a paving scam, and one related to mail fraud.
Driskill said that 47…
