A Fake Deputy Got Her to a Kiosk With $7,000. One Warning Stopped the Scam

A Marana woman had $7,000 in cash and was standing at a grocery-store kiosk when one warning message stopped a fake sheriff’s department call from becoming a real loss.

Rachel Mullis told KOLD that her phone showed a call from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department. She answered because the number looked real.

The caller claimed to be a deputy and said she had missed jury duty. Over the next three hours, Mullis said, the fake deputy threatened her with jail and told her she had to pay immediately…

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