(Crowley, LA) – The families who have loved ones who are incarcerated in jail facilities in Louisiana have enough to worry about without ruthless people trying to scam them out of money, but that’s what is happening in Acadia Parish.
The thing is, scams such as this are likely to be happening in other parts of Acadiana, too. If you receive any type of telephone or text contact from someone claiming to be law enforcement, proceed with extreme caution. Someone on the other end of a mobile device can be pretending to be anyone.
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Scammers Are Saying the Following to Try to Get Your Money
According to the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office, family members of several inmates have called their office to complain that scammers are calling, asking for money to pay for bonds or ankle monitors.
This type of scam call can cause confusion. Obviously, the person with a person incarcerated in jail is going to be on heightened alert to believe their loved one might need something…