AMITE — The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office released a statement on an ongoing jury duty scam where the caller poses as a deputy to extort money.According to TPSO, the scammers pretend to be deputies by spoofing the Sheriff’s Office’s phone numbers so it appears to be coming from TPSO.The callers will use the real names of employees of TPSO but fake badge numbers and threaten arrest for failing to appear for jury duty unless thousands are paid over the phone. Anyone receiving a call of a similar nature is advised not to provide any money and to call TPSO at 985-748-3334. Permalink| Comments
AMITE — The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office released a statement on an ongoing jury duty scam where the caller poses as a deputy to extort money.
According to TPSO, the scammers pretend to be deputies by spoofing the Sheriff’s Office’s phone numbers so it appears to be coming from TPSO.
The callers will use the real names of employees of TPSO but fake badge numbers and threaten arrest for failing to appear for jury duty unless thousands are paid over the phone.
Anyone receiving a call of a similar nature is advised not to provide any money and to call TPSO at 985-748-3334.