The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office has been getting an increasing number of reports of residents and businesses being targeted by impersonation scams.
Locals have been getting calls and texts from AI bots pretending to be Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office employees. The AI scams demand money or gift cards from residents in exchange for not being arrested or for releasing someone they know from jail.
Sheriff Alyshia Dyer says these scammers spoof phone numbers to seem legitimate…