A scammer posing as a bank fraud department employee talked a victim into making multiple wire transfers, including one for $80,000, and withdrawing another $79,000 in cash over a matter of days, draining a total of $159,500 before the scheme was discovered. The case was featured in the sheriff’s office’s first Scam Free Saturday post, which aims to warn residents about fraud schemes.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced “Scam Free Saturdays,” a social media effort meant to spread the word about common fraud schemes, according to a post from the Jax Sheriff’s Office
The effort aims to help residents spot scams before they lose money, as reported by…