The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office is reporting a terrifying new scam that involved a victim from the Roca area. “A 31-year-old woman received a phone call from her father’s cell number,” says Chief Deputy Ben Houchin.
“She heard coughing and crying and an unknown party said they had her dad and she needed to send $1,000 or they would kill him.” Houchin says the woman was initially skeptical but was afraid and sent the money.
She then called her dad and learned that he was safe. “She contacted PayPal and thankfully she did this quick enough that she is going to get the money back.” Houchin says the scammer also knew a lot about the woman and her father, which made her more terrified…