📞SCAM ALERT:
#teamHCSO is investigating FIVE high-dollar incidents! In all five, an unknown caller stated the person’s grandchild or relative was in an accident or is in jail and needs cash to cover the hospital bills, attorney fees or to bond out.
🚨The scammer has requested between $10,000 to $30,000 and advised the victims to put the cash in an envelope or box and hand it over to a “courier” that arrives shortly after.
"As our detectives work to identify and catch the people behind this heartless and abusive operation, we urge others to remain alert and listen for red flags whenever they get a call from someone they don't know," said Sheriff Chad Chronister. "Do not withdraw money and hand it over to someone without doing your research or calling us or the loved one in question first."
Anyone who believes they were victim of this scam or any other criminal act is urged to contact the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at (813) 247-8200.
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