Fraud Alert: Effingham County citizen loses over $15k in jury duty scam

RINCON, Ga. (WTOC) – An Effingham County citizen was scammed out of over $15,000 this morning in a CashApp scam, according to the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office.

In a social media post earlier today, August 18, 2025, the ECSO says one of their detectives responded to a call from a home on Hope Lane in reference to being scammed out of money.

The complainant told the Sheriff’s Office they had received multiple calls from what appeared to be the main ECSO phone number…

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