DERBY, Kan. (KSNW)—Scammers claiming to be sheriff’s deputies are targeting Sedgwick County residents, pressuring them into giving them personal information.
This scam is fast-paced and urgent. One woman in Derby who became a victim just a few days ago says everything happened so fast that she didn’t have time to think.
On Thursday, Clelleshia Martin was at work running her skincare business when she received a missed call from a 316 number from a man claiming to be Michael McRae, a deputy with the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office.
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He told Martin that she had failed to show up as a federal grand juror for three days and now owed $12,000 to authorities. He said she could not get off the phone with him or leave her current location to run by the sheriff’s office, or she would be arrested.
“They recognized my phone number. They had my date of birth. They had my full first, middle and last name. My middle name is also very different and unique,” said Martin.