Coconut Creek police spokesman Scotty Leamon is warning residents about a scam after he says he was personally targeted by a caller posing as law enforcement.
Leamon shared that he received a call on his cell phone from a blocked caller ID, noting that this is not unusual given his role as a public information officer for both a police department and a fire rescue agency.
According to Leamon, he answered the call, and the person on the other end claimed to be a sheriff’s deputy.
“He even quoted me a badge number without me asking,” Leamon said.
He added that the caller mispronounced his name, calling him “Lee-moan” instead of “Lee-mon,” which he initially did not find unusual.
Leamon said he asked how he could help, and the caller responded by claiming he had missed jury duty earlier that morning.
“He said I missed jury duty at 9 o’clock that morning and wanted to know why,” Leamon said.
Leamon emphasized that he had no jury duty scheduled and noted that official jury notifications are sent through the mail, not by phone or email.
“I never had jury duty. If I did, I would’ve been notified via mail. Not the kind that land in my email inbox. I mean the kind that I have to get out of the mailbox in front of my house,” he said.
He said he immediately hung up.
Leamon is now warning the public that the call was part of a broader scam tactic designed to pressure victims into sending money.
“The bad guys want to frighten you into running to the store and buying gift cards and then giving all the numbers on the cards to them. That way, they take control of the money,” he said.
He stressed that legitimate law enforcement agencies do not request payment in this way.
“No police department or sheriff’s office would do anything like that,” Leamon said.
Leamon’s advice to residents is simple.
“So, if what happened to me happens to you, just hang up.”
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