OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — A Douglas County woman shares her close call with a scammer impersonating a sheriff’s deputy, as authorities warn these phone scams are on the rise in the Omaha area.
- Kathy Koenecke was leaving Costco when she received a suspicious call from someone claiming to be from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
- The scammer left a threatening voicemail: “If you do not establish contact with me, ma’am, in the next 10 minutes, ma’am, because I do need to complete my case file. What I will do, ma’am, I will go ahead and just transfer this file over to that criminal division.”
- The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is currently working with the FBI to combat these scams.
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
Neighbors beware, scammers impersonating law enforcement is on the rise in Douglas County. We spoke to one woman who is sharing her story after nearly falling victim to a phone scam where the caller impersonated a sheriff’s deputy and threatened her with arrest.
Kathy Koenecke was leaving Costco when she received a suspicious call from someone claiming to be from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office…