The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office has issued a warning about a surge in fraudulent scam calls reported by local residents. This one states that scammers are posing as law enforcement officers from the sheriff's office and once again, involves gift cards.
We often find ourselves reporting about Maine residents who have fallen victim to online scammers. But what happened when a whole municipality falls victim to a scam?
According to a post on the social media platform, scammers are placing QR codes on parking meters that lead to fraudulent, re-occurring subscription websites.