Spokane County Sheriff’s Office warning of scammers calling and posing as law enforcement to get people to evacuate their homes

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is warning the community of scammers who are taking advantage of people during the wildfire burning near Little Falls on Wednesday night.

Around 11:30 p.m. on August 13, SCSO sent out a warning about scammers, posing as law enforcement, and calling people to tell them they need to evacuate for the Crescent Road Fire.

SCSO said these scammers are possibly using the fire evacuations as a way to get people to leave their homes so their property is vulnerable to criminal activity…

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