CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Clarksville police want to warn the public about two recently reported scams in the area.
Missing Jury Duty – A man received a call at his place of business from a person claiming to be from local law enforcement. The caller said he had missed jury duty and needed to send $2,000 in order to keep from going to jail.
The victim was told to purchase four Green Dot cards from a store on Madison Street and provide the numbers to the law enforcement officer. He did as directed and as a result is out of $2,000.
Rental Property – A woman contacted a person who posed as a listing agent on Zillow to rent property. The victim was supposed to receive keys to the rental property, but when she arrived, she found it was occupied by people who had purchased the property in March 2018.
The property owners had never heard of the listing agent.
The victim had sent almost $1,700 for an initial deposit to a name provided by the listing agent and also provided multiple payments of $450 to another designated person.
The property was not actually available so all money was lost.
Citizens are encouraged to check the sources of these offers and never send money to an unknown third party. In addition, law enforcement will never contact citizens by phone seeking payment.