MENDOCINO CO., 10/13/17 – The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office is warning locals to be on the alert for scammers seeking to take advantage of people impacted by the wildfires. In messages sent out on social media today, the Sheriff’s Office asked people to “PLEASE be cautious of giving your personal information to anyone that calls and claims to be helping you because you’re a victim of the fire. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.”
The Mendocino Voice has also received reports from readers who encountered scammers, specifically ones preying on the elderly.
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