Winter Haven woman, 85, loses $5,000 as Bitcoin machine schemes on the rise

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Ruth Ann Dittman, of Winter Haven, said her 85-year-old mother recently picked up the phone because her caller ID displayed Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

She said she was then told there was a warrant for her arrest for failing to show up for jury duty.

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“She says, ‘I’m 85, I don’t have to go to jury duty,’” Dittman explained. “He said, ‘Yes, ma’am but you did not send back the summons. You had to fill it out, sign it and send it back. We didn’t get it, it’s against the law.’”…

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