gift card scam

For Michael Alan Winicour, it’s tough to relive the details of what happened to him last summer. It’s not pleasant for him to admit he fell victim to a scam, in which he lost thousands of dollars.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning Thursday of a scam involving an offender posing as police officer calling residents. The sheriff’s office is investigating a series of these offenses in which an unknown caller poses as a police officer calling residents saying there’s an active warrant for their arrest. According to police, the offender identifies himself as...