Banks County Sheriff Carlton Speed is sending a message to those who would participate in criminal activity along I-85: Prostitution in the Banks Crossing area will not be tolerated.
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Tuesday’s soft lockdown at two Banks County schools resulted from an extortion scam directed at the parents of some students in the system.
Banks County Chief Deputy Shawn Wilson said the sheriff’s office and GBI worked quickly to determine whether there indeed was a legitimate threat.
“After an extensive investigation into the text threats against the children on Tuesday, we have confirmed the texts originated overseas and were a scam created to embezzle funds from the parents,” Wilson said.
“This incident is the first that our agency has seen involving a phone scam where physical harm is threatened against a child for money,” Wilson said. “There was no evidence to show that the offender knew the parents or the children. It appears the information about the children was obtained through social media and a hacked account.”