EL RENO, Okla. (KFOR) — Oklahoma families are coughing up thousands of dollars to tricksters posing as bondsmen.
Bobby Brawdy, owner of Good Guys Bail Bonds, said the scammers are going to great lengths to extort people.
“Oftentimes, the scammers are calling the family members before the person arrested has even had an opportunity to make a phone call. That is the concerning part. Whether that’s negligence or some unauthorized access to information, I don’t know, and that is my concern,” Brawdy said.
In order to avoid being scammed by a fake bondsman, it’s important to know that it’s your job to call a bondsman once you find out your loved one is in jail…