A Rutherford County man was targeted by a scam after seeing a pop-up virus alert on his computer, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post. The pop-up claimed a virus was detected and asked him to take action. Afterward, a scammer pretending to be law enforcement tried to get the man’s personal information by saying he faced a federal arrest, as reported by the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office.
A man received a deceptive message and was contacted by someone claiming to be “Deputy Brandon Walls of the Sheriff’s Office,” a position the real Sheriff’s Office says does not exist. The caller said illegal content was on the man’s computer and asked for his Social Security number to avoid a federal arrest. The man’s stepdaughter advised him to “hang up,” which stopped the scam, as stated by the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office…