Name: Pittsboro woman scammed by fake deputy
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Description: Scammers pretending to be real sheriff's deputies are stealing thousands of dollars from people before the holidays. In recent days, Chatham, Durham, Lee and Wayne counties have all warned about a surge in these scams.

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Scammers pretending to be real sheriff's deputies are stealing thousands of dollars from people before the holidays. In recent days, Chatham, Durham, Lee and Wayne counties have all warned about a surge in these scams.

KING AND YOUR HOLIDAY TRAVEL PLANS. >> SADLY, IT'S A SIGN OF THE TIMES SCAMMERS WHO PRETEND TO BE SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ARE STEALING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. SOME PEOPLE IN OUR AREA RIGHT BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I'M GERALD ON AND I'M DEBRA MORGAN. IN THE LAST FEW DAYS, CHATHAM, DURHAM, LEE AND WAYNE COUNTIES. AND JUST MOMENTS AGO, EDGECOMBE COUNTY HAVE ALL NOW PUT OUT WARNINGS ABOUT A SURGE IN THESE TYPES OF SCAMS. WRAL'S MATT TALHELM IS LIVE IN PITTSBORO AFTER TALKING WITH 2 NEIGHBORS WHO RECEIVED THAT CALL ON THE SAME DAY MASK. >> YET, DEBRA, YOU KNOW, THESE SCAMS HAVE BEEN GOING AROUND FOR A WHILE ABOUT JURY DUTY. PEOPLE PRETENDING THE DEPUTIES, BUT THEY'RE REALLY SEEING A SURGE RIGHT NOW AROUND THE HOLIDAYS. THE CHATHAM COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HERE TELLS ME THEY'VE HAD AT LEAST A DOZEN REPORTS OF THESE CALLS IN JUST THE LAST FEW WEEKS. 4 OF THOSE PEOPLE FELL VICTIM TO THE SCAM. LOSING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. >> IN THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON. AN URGENT PHONE CALL FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. FOR MISSING JURY DUTY CAN CATCH ANYONE OFF GUARD. HE SAID THIS SO FROM THE CHATHAM COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. WE HAVE 3 WARRANTS FOR YOUR ARREST. SAID THE RACKS DURING HER NEIGHBOR, JAMIE HAGER. BOTH GOT THAT CALL WITHIN HOURS OF EACH OTHER. DOES MOSTLY IRRITATED THAT THIS WAS INTERRUPTING THE WHOLE DAY. MAY HAVE TO GET DOWN THERE AND DEAL WITH THIS. BUT THE DEPUTY OFFERED THEM A WAY OUT OF THAT HASSLE, PAY A BOND UNTIL THEY CAN CLEAR UP THE CONFUSION WITH THE COURT. THE ALTERNATIVE IS BEING ARRESTED AND PUT IN A CAR AND MY NEIGHBORS LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW WITH ME IN HANDCUFFS. BUT THAT'S WHERE THEIR STORIES STRAY. BAXTER WENT TO THE CREDIT UNION WHERE AND ALERT TELLER NOTICED SOMETHING SEEMED OFF AND I LOOKED AT HER AND I SAID I MISSED JURY DUTY AND I'VE GOT TO GO PAY BAIL. AND SHE SAID IT'S A SCAM. IT'S A SCAM. HATERS DEPUTY CENTER TO THIS CBS. IT'S AN ATM RIGHT TO ASK. CNN HAS LIBERTY X IS AN OPTION. THE PRESS BUSINESSES INTO YOUR KID? SHE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS AND IN AN INSTANT LOST MONEY TO THE SCAM. >> IT WAS $3400. WHICH IS A LOT. >> AND THAT MESSAGE IS MAKES ME REALLY ANGRY BECAUSE >> YOU KNOW, YOU WORK REALLY HARD FOR YOUR MONEY IS NOT ONE PERSON SITTING IN A ROOM DOING THIS IS ORGANIZED. CRIME IS DOING THIS. CHATHAM COUNTY SHERIFF MIKE ROBERTSON SAYS THE SCAMMERS ARE SKILLED AT MANIPULATING AND ISOLATING THEIR VICTIMS. THEY WANT TO GET YOU AN EMOTIONAL STATE TO MAKE A QUICK DECISION AND THEN CLOSE DOWN. >> THE AVENUES YOU HAVE TO QUESTION WHAT THEY'RE SAYING. THAT'S WHY THESE NEIGHBORS ARE SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCE AS A WARNING TO OTHERS. THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. THEY KNOW YOU'RE BUSY. >> THEY TOO. IT'S IT'S JUST THAT TIME IT'S A GOOD ENOUGH PLAUSIBLE STORY TO BE REALLY BELIEVABLE. >> AND YOU JUST CAN'T TAKE CARE OF THINGS. >> YEAH, IT COULD HAPPEN TO ANYBODY. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HERE SAYS THEY WILL NEVER CALL YOU ABOUT A WARRANT FOR YOUR ARREST AND THEY WILL NEVER DEMAND MONEY IN EXCHANGE FOR GETTING OUT BEING ARRESTED. JEFF ROBERTSON HERE IS ENCOURAGING PEOPLE. IF YOU GET THAT CALL TO REPORT IT, THE SAYS THAT THE SCAMMERS ARE CHANGING TACTICS ALL THE TIME. THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THEM. SO THEY CAN LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW AFTER THESE LATEST VICTIMS HEARING WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HERE IS ACTUALLY STARTED PUTTING SOME NOTICES ON THESE BITCOIN ATM'S TO TRY TO ALERT PEOPLE WHO MAY GO THERE AND ALMOST BECOME A WELL, AT LEAST SOME PEOPLE ARE LOOKING OUT FOR EACH OTHER. THAT'S THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO IN THESE TYPES OF SITUATIONS, I SUPPOSE AND BE

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