Scammers in Stafford County, Virginia, are impersonating law enforcement to extort cash from residents. On July 21, a victim received a call from someone claiming to be Chief Deputy Shawn Kimmitz, falsely accusing them of missing jury duty and demanding $9,750 in cash to avoid arrest. The caller spoofed the […]
If you get a call from someone claiming to be a government official—perhaps from the FBI, IRS, or even a made-up “Federal Fraud Protection Agency”—and they urgently direct you to purchase gold bars as part of an investigation or debt repayment, hang up immediately. You’re not speaking to the government—you’re […]