CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Candice Eagle of Cleveland thought she was talking to a Lake County Sheriff’s deputy trying to get her brother out of jail. Instead, it was a scammer who conned her out of $500.
The call sounded legitimate.
“Hey this is Lt. James Preston here at the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Calling in reference to an inmate we have here. If you could call me back and have a blessed day,” the voicemail said…