Phone scammers have found a new gimmick, calling residents claiming failure to report for Jury Duty. A neighbor rushed to the sheriff’s office for help during one of these distressing calls.
“They knew my address. They asked my husband’s employment,” said Kelly Baessler.
KMTV reporter Hannah McIlree was at the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office for a different story when Baessler ran up to Sheriff Aaron Hanson. She was on the phone, crying, and holding a note that said “I need help guy on the phone says I’m going to be arrested.”
She handed Sheriff Hanson her cell phone with the scammer on the line…