Winn Parish Sheriff’s Office Cranford Jordan – Sheriff & Ex-Officio Tax Collector P.O. Box 950 • Winnfield • LA 71483 Office: 318-628-4611 • Fax: 318-628-7969 **********SCAM********** ON 12-18-14 TWO OF OUR CITIZENS CAME INTO THE WINN PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE REQUESTING ADVICE ON A PHONE CALL THEY RECEIVED. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE DETAILS: CALLER WAS MICHAEL WASHINGTON. HE STATED THAT HE WORKED FOR IGB (INTERNATIONAL GAMING BOARD 302 CARSON ST. NEW YORK, N.Y.) AND THAT OUR CITIZEN WAS THE 2ND PLACE WINNER OF A CONTEST. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT DONALD TRUMP WAS THE PERSON THAT DREW THEIR NAME. THEY HAD WON 2.5 MILLION DOLLARS, A 2014 C CLASS MER. BENZ WHICH WAS BURGANDY RED. 1 YEAR OF FREE GEIGO INSURANCE, 1 YEAR FREE GAS FROM TEXACO, 1 YEAR OF GOODYEAR TIRE SERVICE. THE CALLER WANTED TO KNOW IF OUR CITIZEN HAD A BANKING ACCOUNT, CITIZEN ADVISED YES, BUT DID NOT GIVE A NAME OR ACCOUNT NUMBER. THEY WERE DIRECTED TO GO TO THE FAMILY DOLLAR STORE AND GET A GREEN DOT MONEY PACK RELOAD PRE-PAID PAPER CARD AND PUT $500.00 ON THE CARD TO COVER COST OF SHIPING AND HANDELING. THE MER. BENZ WOULD BE DELIVERED TO THEIR RESIDENCE THIS EVENING ONCE THEY HAD THE GREEN DOT CARD WITH THE $500.00 ON IT AND THEY WOULD PICK THE CARD UP WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED. CITIZEN STATED THAT THE CALLER HAD CALLED BACK BEFORE THEY EVEN LEFT THEIR RESIDENCE WANTING TO KNOW IF THEY HAD GONE AND GOTTEN THE $500.00 ON THE CARD YET. THE CALLER ALSO PROVIDED A PHONE NUMBER FOR THEM TO CALL WHEN THEY HAD THE $500.00 ON THE CARD. THE PHONE NUMBER WAS 1-876-390-7313 OUR CITIZENS WERE ADVISED THAT THIS WAS A SCAM AND ALSO ADVISED THAT ANYONE CALLING WANTING MONEY ON A GREEN DOT CARD WAS A SCAM. MANY MANY SCAMS ARE GOING AROUND. Like the old saying, If it is too good to be true it usually is Be Aware.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 03:40:49 +0000
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