A Massachusetts sheriff has highlighted a concerning phone scam in which a Bourne resident lost over $68,000. The victim received threatening calls claiming he faced legal action for contempt of court regarding jury duty. The scammers insisted he pay a significant sum to avoid arrest. Reports filed indicated the fraudsters used intimidating tactics, and sent fake documents, which included numerous discrepancies. Sheriff Patrick McDermott advised the public to dismiss such calls and report them to authorities, as no legitimate law enforcement agency operates in this manner.
Sheriff Patrick McDermott urged anyone who gets a call from people making similar claims to contact local police or his office. "Please, just hang up on people who make these claims," he said.
The man, who has filed a report with Bourne police, told authorities he lost $68,700 in the scam. "He said they were very intimidating," the sheriff's office said in a statement.
The sheriff's office said those documents included fake "mobile escort orders" that asked for a "verbal sobriety statement" from "US District Court, Inc." along with an address for a residential neighborhood.
One document claimed court and processing fees would be waived if the man paid a bail amount of $30,000, while another document referenced a former United States treasurer but with the word "treasurer" misspelled.
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