Every day, emails are sent to people informing them they have won a lottery, a free prize or come into money. While most people delete them, a few do not, and it can lead to families giving away thousands of dollars to con men in the pursuit of an elusive free gift or big payday.
Capt. Doug Hunter talked about a number of scams deputies of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office have been alerted to and investigated during a Skimmer and Scam Summit Tuesday at Fisher Auditorium.
The problem faced by most who have been scammed is they come to law enforcement “after they made a series of bad decisions,” Hunter said. He is aware of one family who lost $90,000.
Even after explaining how the money will not be recovered and is lost, “They still want to …show more content…
The typical amount of these scams run between $1,500-$2,000. Most people who get an email will not fall for it, but if only four people send $1,500 a day, it adds …show more content…
“We have to educate the population,” Hunter said, and encouraged everyone at the summit to make others aware of the scams.
Charlie Hardman, director of security for Wayne Savings Community Bank, reiterated one does not have to look far for scam victims, because there are many here locally.
Someone sent a $6,000 check after being informed of winning the Jamaican lottery, Hardman said. The person came into the bank wanted to send another $22,000 in order to claim the alleged prize money. “That’s when the bank stepped in,” he said.
Hardman, who worked for the Sheriff’s Office for more than 30 years, said with his law enforcement background, he doesn’t trust anyone. People need to be careful with their money, especially when being asked to send or transfer money.
While Wayne County Recorder Jane Carmichael was not part of the Skimmer and Scam Summit, she has been seeing a number of letters being mailed to property owners informing them about paying upward of $100 for a history and copy of their
Capt. Doug Hunter talked about a number of scams deputies of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office have been alerted to and investigated during a Skimmer and Scam Summit Tuesday at Fisher Auditorium.
The problem faced by most who have been scammed is they come to law enforcement “after they made a series of bad decisions,” Hunter said. He is aware of one family who lost $90,000.
Even after explaining how the money will not be recovered and is lost, “They still want to …show more content…
The typical amount of these scams run between $1,500-$2,000. Most people who get an email will not fall for it, but if only four people send $1,500 a day, it adds …show more content…
“We have to educate the population,” Hunter said, and encouraged everyone at the summit to make others aware of the scams.
Charlie Hardman, director of security for Wayne Savings Community Bank, reiterated one does not have to look far for scam victims, because there are many here locally.
Someone sent a $6,000 check after being informed of winning the Jamaican lottery, Hardman said. The person came into the bank wanted to send another $22,000 in order to claim the alleged prize money. “That’s when the bank stepped in,” he said.
Hardman, who worked for the Sheriff’s Office for more than 30 years, said with his law enforcement background, he doesn’t trust anyone. People need to be careful with their money, especially when being asked to send or transfer money.
While Wayne County Recorder Jane Carmichael was not part of the Skimmer and Scam Summit, she has been seeing a number of letters being mailed to property owners informing them about paying upward of $100 for a history and copy of their