LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office is alerting the public about scams aimed at families of recently incarcerated people.
Officials report that scammers have been contacting family members by phone or text, demanding payment for services such as bail processing, GPS monitoring, or drug rehabilitation programs. Victims are often pressured to send money quickly through apps like CashApp, Venmo, or Apple Cash.
The sheriff’s office emphasizes that it never requests payment for bail, GPS monitoring, rehabilitation services, or any jail-related process by phone, text, or payment apps…