Four Oaks Man Loses Thousands In Phone Scam
FOUR OAKS — A Four Oaks resident lost more than $20,000 after becoming the victim of a phone scam in which the caller falsely claimed to represent the U.S. District Court.
According to a report filed with local law enforcement, the victim received a phone call from an individual identifying himself as Officer Ray with the U.S. District Court. The caller told the victim there were outstanding federal and state warrants for his arrest.
The scammer instructed the victim that the warrants could be retracted if payment was made immediately using cryptocurrency. Believing the call to be legitimate, the victim sent $16,000 in Bitcoin, followed by a second payment of $4,500.
After realizing he had been scammed, the victim reported the incident to authorities. Due to the nature of cryptocurrency transactions, the funds could not be recovered.
Law enforcement officials say scams involving impersonation of courts, law enforcement, or government agencies remain common and often rely on fear and urgency to pressure victims into sending money.
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Law Enforcement never calls to tell about a warrant, they come to your house with handcuffs ready. How do people, who probably vote, keep falling for these scams?? Unless he had a guilty conscience, there’s zero reason for this.
You’re Right !
The only reason scams “remain common” is because people keep falling for them! People Please! Stop giving away your money to low-life criminal scammers! If you have so much money to freely throw away, why not find a deserving veteran to give it to, homeless shelter, Red Cross or maybe give it to your children. The scammers do not deserve your money, stop giving it to them.
Demands for BITCOIN and GIFT CARDS are ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS scams!
Stupid people should not have money.
People are so quick to talk crap and judge. These scammers are professionals, they know how to catch you off guard and have a silver tongue. They also use public records to scare you for things that you might actually be “guilty” of, or simply something you haven’t been able to take care of yet. They prey on the young and elderly, which is absolutely disgusting. There is a special place for people like that and God knows their hearts, he is and will be the ultimate judge. So all these negative comments aren’t necessary, I’m sure the person feels bad enough already without being called out like that.
Everyone in these comments are ridiculous, with the exception of Bee. How about you educate the people in your life, both young & old with a simple scambait video on YouTube. Scammer Payback, FunGuyMedia…& tones more.
But it’s easier to sit here & criticizing
People, as a whole, don’t listen. They, wrongly, believe that it can’t happen to someone they love, but without education, it can and will. There are so many videos on YouTube that expose these scams. ‘TrixieTricks’ is a very good friend of mine, she baits the scammers as an old lady and is very successful at getting useful info from scammers so law enforcement can catch their money mules here in the US who facilitate the scams. Kitboga is also very good at what he does. Every older person, or anybody actually, needs to check these videos out, they are packed with useful information.