Authorities are warning about a new scam that involved a Ventura County man who sent funds to an out-of-state location after receiving a call from a fake United States Marshals agent.
The incident was reported by the victim, an Ojai resident, on March 28, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office stated in a news release Thursday.
After receiving a call from someone identifying themselves as a U.S. Marshals agent the victim was told he needed to withdraw all the money from his bank account and send it in the mail to an out-of-state location…