MADISON, Wis. — A Windsor woman gave $15,000 to a scammer posing as Captain Ronald Towers of the Dane County Sheriff’s Office, law enforcement said in a statement on Wednesday.
The woman received a call Tuesday morning, in which the caller claimed she missed jury duty and there was a warrant for her arrest. She was told to report to the “station” in person and bring $15,000 to pay her bond. The caller also alleged that she could not share this information as it was confidential.
While withdrawing money from her bank, she received multiple text messages from the scammer, including screenshots of court documents and instructions to deposit the funds at a Bitcoin kiosk. After completing the transaction, the scammer attempted to convince the woman to send more money, but she hung up…