{"id":412394,"date":"2026-09-28T00:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T00:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/412394\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T00:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T00:54:08","slug":"georgia-prison-scam-ring-suspect-arrested-after-florida-woman-loses-15k-in-bitcoin-wsb-tv-channel-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/412394\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia prison scam ring suspect arrested after Florida woman loses $15K in Bitcoin \u2013 WSB-TV Channel 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 A woman has been arrested in connection with what the Volusia County Sheriff\u2019s Office describes as a Georgia prison scam ring targeting victims across the country.<\/p>\n

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Sheriff Mike Chitwood said in a social media post that investigators arrested an associate of the alleged scam operation after a DeLand woman paid $15,000 in Bitcoin.<\/p>\n

Chitwood said the scheme has been targeting people with an arrest warrant, and has come from two Georgia prions: Calhoun State prison and Wheeler Correctional Institution. <\/p>\n

According to Chitwood, inmates in those prisons have access to phones and iPads. <\/p>\n

The scam works by fraudulently telling people they have missed jury duty and owe money. <\/p>\n

Chitwood advises that if you receive a call like this, to hang up, as police will not contact you this way for something like this.<\/p>\n

Investigators were able to recover about $12,000 of the money, according to Chitwood.<\/p>\n

The sheriff said more arrests are expected and criticized the Georgia Department of Corrections for not doing more to stop the scam.<\/p>\n

The Volusia County Sheriff\u2019s Office Financial Crimes Unit is continuing to investigate<\/p>\n

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