GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — The Gaston County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who is pretending to be one of them.
This fake deputy has been getting in touch with residents and threatens to throw them in jail if they don’t pay a fine on a Green Dot card.
“Law enforcement doesn’t work that way in North Carolina. We never ask you to get a Green card. You come up in person and deal with us personally,” said Gaston County Sheriff Alan Cloninger.
The department learned about this scam after a victim came up Tuesday night and told deputies they had paid a $2,500 fine after missing jury duty.
