Feb. 27, 2025
Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson issued a scam warning this week, stating, scams and fraud have many different faces but they have received calls about a specific scam recently.
The Sheriff said most scams come with a form of urgency, that you must act quickly or there will be some adverse consequences. Before sending any money, please stop. Back up and look at the bigger picture. Seek a trusted source for advice before sending money to anyone.
Torgerson said he was just notified that a business in Vernon County received a call this week with instructions to deliver a certain dollar amount to a Bitcoin ATM. The caller claimed to be giving instructions on behalf of the upper management. The money was deposited in the Bitcoin ATM before the employee realized it was a scam. The Sheriff’s Office is investigating; however, community awareness of scams is our priority.
The Sheriff said one source of information is the Federal Trade Commission. Their list of questions to help identify a scam are:
1) Scammers PRETEND to be from an organization you know.
2) Scammers say there’s a PROBLEM or a PRIZE.
3) Scammers PRESSURE you to act immediately.
4) Scammers tell you to PAY in a specific way.
The Sheriff’s Office said they will continue to put out as much information as possible to the community.
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