VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. – The Ojai Investigations Bureau of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release Thursday about a recent incident they investigated that is an example of recent scams targeting people in the area.
On March 28, 2025, an Ojai resident reported that they were the victim of a scam stated a press release from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.
The person on the other end of the line identified themselves as a U.S. Marshal and told the Ojai resident he needed to withdraw all the money in his bank account and send it via mail to an out-of-state address detailed the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office…