07/16/2026
🚨🚧PLEASE BE AWARE 🚧🚨
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🚨‼️The Richwood Police Department continues to see people fall victim to scammers.
A local resident just lost $15,000 after scammers convinced her they were with the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office and that she had an active warrant.
They pressured her to go to a Richwood convenience store, deposit $15,000 cash into a cryptocurrency machine, and share the digital wallet address. By the time she realized it was a scam, the money was gone.
Scammers pretend to be law enforcement or court officials. They claim you missed jury duty, have an outstanding warrant, or owe fines that must be paid immediately. They often send fake official looking paperwork with your personal information to seem real, then create panic and demand you send money right away through Bitcoin, a crypto machine, gift cards, or a wire transfer.
Real law enforcement will never call demanding immediate payment over the phone, especially in cryptocurrency or gift cards. They will never threaten arrest on the spot if you don’t pay and will never tell you to load money onto a machine at a store.
If you get one of these calls, hang up.
Don’t give any information and don’t send money!
Please share this with your family, friends, and neighbors. We’re sharing this to help protect our community and prevent more people from becoming victims.
Don’t become a victim. Stay safe.
