Another Mountain Home resident has fallen victim to a phone scam in which the caller says a relative is in jail and needs money. According to an incident report from the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office, a person by the name of Miriam Lopez, claiming to be from the New Jersey-Jersey City public defenders office, called a Mountain Home man and said his son had been arrested and needed immediate cash. The man couldn’t get in touch with his son and couldn’t get a hold of him. He went to Wal-Mart on two seperate occasion and sent moneygram’s in excess of $2,400.
Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery says this is a regular scam in the area and hopes the public will not be duped.
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He says continue to try to reach the alleged relative in jail and contact the specific jail directly.
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The Baxter County Sheriff’s office can be reached at 870-425-7000.
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