Tag Archives: Scam

A Tuesday morning scam across Cumberland County features someone calling from what appears to be a local number, representing himself as a lieutenant with the Cumberland County Sheriffs Department. Public Information Officer Gary Howard said the caller said he wants to talk about a civil suit involving the resident. He represents himself as Lt. James Perry of the Sheriff’s Office. ... Read More »

A new scam in Warren County as residents Thursday began getting apparent emails from Warren County Executive Terry Bell. But Bell did not send the emails. Bell said in an open letter to residents that the scammer asked for gift cards to be purchased and a meeting setup to exchange cash for the gift cards. The emails began appearing early ... Read More »

Cookeville Police Department warning residents of another scam call posing as the department. This is the second instance of scam calls over the last month. PIO Lieutenant Anthony Leonard said this week they’ve received reports of at least two instances where callers demanded money for payments. “The Cookeville community has a lot of trust in the police department and unfortunately, ... Read More »

A man allegedly responsible for a driveway scam in Jackson County was arrested in White County Tuesday. Dennis Howard allegedly took $3,000 to develop a driveway on Cummins Mills Road. After multiple attempts by the victim, the work was not completed and a refund was unsuccessful. Howard was indicted on a felony charge for actions by a home improvement service ... Read More »

Caney Fork Electric Cooperative warning customers of an ongoing phone scam in its districts. Director of Member Services John Chisam said members are getting calls seeking debit card information and offering refunds on over payed bills. “If that particular caller can not give them their account information, which we would have readily available in front of us as far as ... Read More »

The Omicron variant is the latest trend for hackers to use in phishing schemes–this time, at universities. Tennessee Tech Cyber Security Assistant Director Eric Brown said that phishing emails are looking for two things: money, or information. “Universities are a wealth of information,” Brown said. “Just like any other education system, just like hacks into healthcare systems. They’re huge databases ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation reports scammers posing as company employees in Jackson County. UCEMC CEO and General Manager Jennifer Brogdon said that people in a black suburban would approach residents saying they were company employees who wanted to check on things in the home, but then would later return and break into their cars and steal things “I think ... Read More »

As the one year anniversary of the March tornado approaches, local lawyers stand ready to help residents who were taken advantage of. Marla Williams is the Managing Attorney for the Cookeville’s Legal Aid Society office. Williams said they have attorneys to help with civil cases against scammers. “Some of that work would certainly be coming to light and promises to ... Read More »

Cookeville residents: beware. A phone scam working the community over the last 24 hours as someone impersonates Cookeville Police. Captain Bobby Anderson said the caller claims to be Lieutenant James Harris while demanding money and threatening an arrest. Anderson said if you get a call, contact Cookeville Police and verify the caller. “They can call into the police department and ... Read More »