Calcasieu Parish Sheriff warns residents of scam
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and last updated 2021-06-23 15:16:43-04
LAKE CHARLES, La. â Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso is warning area residents of a scam that has recently resurfaced in the area.
Victims report receiving a phone call stating a warrant has been issued for their arrest. The caller, who claims to be with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriffâs Office and uses a name of a current CPSO deputy, instructs the victim to purchase a prepaid card to void the warrant and avoid arrest.
The suspect is attempting to create a sense of urgency for the victim by giving telling them they have a short time frame to come up with the funds or they will be arrested, a release from the Sheriff s Office states.
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