Beware of: Gift card scams

Submitted by Jefferson County Sheriffs Office The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has recently seen a spike in fraud cases. The current trend is for scammers to convince their victims to purchase gift cards and give them the information on those cards. The scammers have been known to make contact with their victims in several different ways (Facebook, Email, Telephone, etc...). The following is a statement from the Federal Trade Commission: “Someone might ask you to pay for something