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Arrest Scammer Uses Local Officer Names

Another arrest scam is being reported in Nevada County. But District Attorney Cliff Newell says this one comes with a different twist. He says callers are also claiming to be local law enforcement officers…

click to listen to Cliff Newell

So, Newell says local law enforcement agencies have received a number of calls describing the scheme…

click to listen to Cliff Newell

Newell also points out that often the caller is using old information, and the officer may no longer have that rank or even be retired. But he says while most people are properly suspicious he knows at least one person who was going to pay the scammer because she knew the names being used.

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