Scammers posing as local law enforcement are trying to sell fake merchandise

Scammers are sending a text message from what appears to be a normal, 10-digit phone number and claims to provide a link to purchase a shirt from your local sheriff’s office for $10 off.The sale sounds like a steal… for your personal and financial information. “Scammers know that nowadays, we are more and more comfortable with making buying decisions and completing transactions using our mobile device, using a device, an electronic,” Holly Salmons with the Better Business Bureau said.Officials with the Better Business Bureau say the scam has been reported to them.WESH 2 has seen it first hand in Osceola, Seminole and Flagler counties.“These scammers are betting on that, they’re trading on the reputation and the community’s fondness for law enforcement… and so law enforcement is not going to contact you in this way,” Salmons said.The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office posted this on social media, warning its residents the text … Read more