Scam alert: poser acting as law enforcement to scam local residents

By Bryant Thigpen Riverbend News A resident in Madison County was recently scammed by an unidentified suspect acting as law enforcement and asking for money to bail out a person familiar to the victim. Live Oak Police Department Detective (LOPD) Brad Harrison urges residents to confirm the claims with local law enforcement before submitting a payment to anyone. “When it comes to any sort of payments by phone, local law enforcement does not seek payments over the phone,” said Harrison. “Any sort of entity that is claiming to be local law enforcement, state or the federal government and claims to be seeking funds for various reasons is a scam.” Harrison noted that the LOPD