Scammer posing as sheriff’s office steals $9,000 from woman

A woman from Fulton County said she lost $9,000 to a scam involving criminals impersonating sheriff’s deputies, highlighting a growing trend of such schemes.

The victim, who wishes to remain anonymous, was contacted by a man claiming to be Lt. Christopher Butler from the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, she told Channel 2’s Michael Seiden.

The caller provided a badge number and informed her that she had missed federal jury duty, leading to a supposed arrest warrant…

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