Scammer posed as an FBI employee
An Oconeean answered her phone and heard the caller say he was from the FBI. The phone call was a scam, according to the county sheriff’s office. The scammer told the female that she was part of an investigation involving a cartel and that her social security number, credit card, and Apple card were compromised. She was told to take about $15 thousand out of her bank account and go to an ATM. Fortunately, she did not comply. Master Deputy Jimmy Watt says, “As we have stated previously, if you receive a call from someone stating that they are a law enforcement officer, and they are requesting payment in order to have a warrant recalled or have charges dropped, it is a scam. Law enforcement will never order or encourage someone to go to their bank, withdraw money and then deposit that money into an ATM.”