MENDOCINO CO., 5/11/26 — Detectives with the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office are investigating an alleged fraud targeting elderly victims in Willits and warning others about the scam, the office said Monday.
On Friday at about 11:45 p.m., deputies were sent to an address in the Brooktrails area about a possible fraud involving the transfer of approximately $100,000. The victims said their electronic devices had been compromised and that unknown people were surveilling them.
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