Phone scam targets family members of Tulsa County Jail inmates

TULSA (KTUL) — The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office is warning of a scam targeting family members of Tulsa County Jail inmates.

TCSO says scammers are using publicly available information on the internet to look up the family members of inmates and then attempting to scam the family members out of money over the phone, claiming they can get their family member out of jail if they pay a bond amount over the phone.

The Tulsa County Jail has received dozens of calls from potential victims who say someone claiming to be a bondsman wants to be paid over the phone to get their loved out of jail…

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