SHREVEPORT, La. – Residents in Northwest Louisiana are being warned about a rise in scams targeting families with threats of jail time.
According to the DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office, dispatchers have received several calls about a new scam circulating, and Shreveport police say they have seen it too.
“What we’re seeing now is the jail scam, where individuals are being called by someone saying that a relative is in jail,” said Shreveport police Cpl. Chris Bordelon…