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Sheriff warns of increased scams targeting Cobb seniors, urges residents not to pay callers
Summary
Sheriff Craig Owens described multiple fraud schemes aimed at older residents — fake arrest calls demanding payment, toll‑text scams and medical‑emergency cons — and said the sheriff's office is issuing public alerts, using its mobile app and working with federal partners to trace spoofed numbers.
Sheriff Craig Owens warned Cobb County residents that scammers are increasingly targeting older adults with phone and text schemes and urged people not to send money or gift cards in response to unsolicited calls.
Owens described a frequent scam in which callers impersonate a law‑enforcement employee and tell family members that a loved one has been arrested, then demand immediate payment — often $500 — to secure release. “They say, ‘I am Sergeant Joe Blow from Cobb County Sheriff's Office. Your loved one has been…
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