Scammers are targeting grieving families in Southwest Virginia by impersonating funeral home directors and demanding additional payments for pre-arranged services.
At least three funeral homes have reported that their customers received fraudulent calls from scammers claiming to be funeral home representatives. The criminals demand additional deposits and threaten to cancel funeral services if payments aren’t made.
“It’s a horrible, horrible situation. You’ve already lost a loved one and then you’re being taken advantage of in your time of grief. It’s just piling on,” said Bradley Simpson, co-owner of Simpson Funeral Home & Crematory…