Decatur County Sheriff’s Office warns of scams impersonating law enforcement - The Post-Searchlight

Decatur County Sheriff’s Office warns of scams impersonating law enforcement - The Post-Searchlight

In this day and age, scams are constantly evolving, developing novel ways to trick the unsuspecting into giving away money or personal information. In recent months, the Decatur County Sheriff’s Office has been dealing with a scam that takes advantage of public records to trick the families of criminal suspects. Specifically, these scammers look at arrest and jail records to determine when and why a person was arrested. They then proceed to cont…