Maryville, TN (WOKI) The Blount County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to be aware of an ongoing phone scam involving ankle monitors. BCSO officials say scammers claiming to be law enforcement are telling victims that they need to pay for an ankle monitor after being released from jail or be arrested. BCSO says that the…… MORE
McMinn County, TN (WOKI) Authorities in McMinn County are warning of a new scam involving individuals posing as agents with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. The McMinn County Sheriff’s Office says the scam cost an elderly man tens of thousands of dollars. MCSO says the victim was called in March by someone claiming to be…… MORE
Knoxville Police receiving several reports of scam callers using the names of KPD officers to pressure victims into giving them money. KPD says callers often identify themselves as law enforcement officers or use the names of actual officers and use spoofed phone numbers to both disguise their real number and make it appear as if…… MORE
The Tennessee Department of Transportation is contacting property owners along state routes impacted by flooding to gain right-of-way access during the rebuilding process. Officials say the form is not a scam as many property owners have expressed concern about the form’s legitimacy. TDOT is contacting property owners to gain temporary right-of-entry access to repair and…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man following a scam investigation. SCSO officials reporting the arrest happened on September 19 when deputies responded to Kerr Road after hearing about an online scam. The victim told the office they had been told to withdraw $45,000 in cash and take it home,…… MORE
The Herald is reporting that a Rock Hill, S.C., woman has lost $160,000 to a social media scammer posing as Dierks Bentley. According to the report, the woman has been sending cashier’s checks and gift cards to a person claiming to be Dierks for two years. The woman told police she met the suspect via…… MORE
