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• Sheriff's office warns of scam callers impersonating deputies Play Video

  November 17, 2020 6:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - 'Tis the season for scammers to target unsuspecting victims. This week, the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office was made aware of two different scams where someone claimed to be an EBR deputy and demanded money. One audio recording obtained by the WBRZ Investigative Unit... more »

• Scammers target victims claiming they missed federal jury duty Play Video

  December 3, 2019 4:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Middle District of Louisiana updated their website Tuesday with information about jury duty scams after a woman in Baton Rouge claims she almost fell for the trick. The woman said she's not naive or easily taken for a ride. "I received an odd call yesterday saying... more »

• Scam calls coming from Georgia prisons; EBRSO warning potential victims Play Video

  January 30, 2019 7:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office has a warning about an outrageous phone scam that people continue to fall for. They say a group called the Ghostface Gangsters are pulling off big heists from behind prison fences and they're targeting people in Baton Rouge. It's... more »

• U.S. Marshals warn of jury duty scam phone calls

  March 30, 2017 5:02 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The U.S. Marshals Service for the Middle District of Louisiana is warning citizens of a jury duty phone scam. In the scam the caller poses as a U.S. Marshal, Deputy Marshal, or other law enforcement officer and tells the victim that he or she has missed... more »