The Alamance County sheriff’s office is alerting the public to a new scam, this one involving the Alamance County jail.
An individual claiming to work for the Detention Center is contacting family members of inmates, telling them that he/she can get the inmate out of the jail and on an ankle monitor for $500. The caller tells the family member to use Apple Pay or some other form of electronic payment to send the funds.
The sheriff’s office warns this is an out-and-out SCAM!
The Alamance County sheriff’s office will not call inmate family members and request money for the release of an inmate.
The sheriff’s office is asking anyone who may receive such a call to try and get the caller’s number from your caller ID, hang up, and call the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office at: 336-570-6300 or 911 and ask to speak to a deputy.
