Sheriff Kalvin Barrett sounds alarm on bail scams
Yet more people have fallen victim to a scam targeting families with loved ones who were recently booked into the Dane County jail, according to a press release this week from the Sheriff’s Office. Using public booking information, scammers have been posing as jail staff and asking family members for bail money over the phone. WORT News Reporter Maria Segura talks with Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett about the continued problematic bail scam in Dane County, growing concern over whether AI voice cloning could be used to trick people into sending them money, and how you can protect yourself…
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