SHREVEPORT, La. — The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office is alerting the public to a growing phone scam in which criminals are impersonating businesses that provide ankle-monitoring systems for the Caddo Correctional Center.
Investigators report that scammers are contacting family members of CCC inmates, falsely claiming that a loved one can be released from jail immediately upon payment of an upfront fee for an ankle monitor bracelet.
The sheriff’s office stressed that this is a fraudulent demand…