MACON, Ga. — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office has issued a public safety alert warning residents of an ongoing phone scam in which imposter deputies target family members of incarcerated individuals to extort money, law enforcement officials announced.
According to authorities, scammers are placing telephone calls pretending to be law enforcement officers, jail personnel, attorneys, or bondsmen. The perpetrators claim that a family member is in custody and demand immediate electronic payment or bail money under the threat of arrest or continued detention.
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