JCPD NEWS RELEASE
SUBJECT: | Phone Solicitation Scam | DATE: | 08/29/15 | TIME: | 11:10 |
PREPARED BY: | Sgt. Andy Hodges | APPROVED BY: | Sgt. Andy Hodges | ||
On 08/29/15, the Johnson City Police Department received a complaint from a citizen of a phone scam. The caller represented himself as a “Deputy Beasley” with the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office. He advised the victim that they had outstanding warrants through their jurisdiction and the victim could satisfy these warrants with a monetary payment. The caller instructed the victim to load a sum of money, in excess of $1,000.00, to a prepaid card and contact him back. Through a search of the phone number, officers were able to locate a related story out of Hamilton County, TN, involving the same scam and same phone number. The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office was contacted and they verified they have no employee by the name of “Detective Beasley” and they have had similar complaints. The phone number in question is (423) 223-9598. If contacted by this number, the public is encouraged to contact their local law enforcement agency.
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