Calcasieu sheriff warns residents of scams - American Press

DCSO warns residents: another phone scame

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office wants to warn residents that phone scammers are again attempting to take advantage of people in this area.

Calcasieu sheriff warns residents of scams - American Press

Special to the American Press Calcasieu Sheriff Stitch Guillory is warning area residents of two recent scams that have surfaced in our area, the Microsoft scam and Louisiana DMV scam. In the Microsoft scam victims have reported receiving a phone call from Microsoft in reference to their computer. The scammer may state the computer is infected, locked or has a security issue. For payment the caller may ask for financial information for payment, …

Sheriff warns of upsurge in scams

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Stitch Guillory is warning area residents of two recent scams that have surfaced in our area: the Microsoft scam and Louisiana DMV scam.In the Microsoft scam victims have reported receiving a phone call from Microsoft in reference to their computer. The scammer may state the computer is infected, locked or has a security issue. For payment the caller may ask for financial information for payment, or transactions with a g…

Officials warn of text scams, phone calls posing as deputies targeting local residents

Officials warn of text scams, phone calls posing as deputies targeting local residents