‘Devastating’ Scams on the Rise

Clay County Sheriff’s Office public relations manager Sarah Boyd was not surprised to hear in December from a woman targeted by someone pretending to be a sheriff’s deputy. The woman was told she could be arrested for missing jury duty — unless she paid a cash bond.

In cryptocurrency.

It was a story the sheriff’s office had heard repeatedly in recent months, as scammers targeted people in the Kansas City region…

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