BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a “financially devastating” scam that can cost victims their life savings.
According to the sheriff’s office, scammers contact victims by phone, text, email, or alarming computer pop-ups. They pretend to be from government agencies, banks, or established tech companies such as “Microsoft”. The victims are then told that their accounts are frozen, hacked, or under investigation.
The scammers then pressure them to withdraw their money and purchase gold bullion as the only way to protect their savings…