The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office is warning neighbors of a recent phone scam that they are currently investigating.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, scammers are impersonating Sheriff’s Office staff and targeting the families of individuals who have been recently arraigned and booked after arrest.
How it works: scammers will call a relative of a recently arraigned and booked person and ask for money in exchange for their electronically supervised release. Meaning that if they pay the amount, then the defendant will be released with an ankle monitor…