Same dating site / underage photos scam from 1 (843) 833-9157 / 8438339157 / 843 833 9157. Supposedly a bored adult woman wanting to exchange photos after meeting on plenty of fish / pof / plentyoffish.com then the next day "her father" calling from the same number, with a story that "his daughter was caught sharing photos in school and ran away from the principals office", and that he was struggling with "his dying wife with only 6 months to live, actually, the doctors said that last month, so i guess 5 months left", and that he "already paid the police department $100 for a [unclear] (missing person report / complaint) that would "turn into a warrant" if "he didnt pay another $100" and that "the police said you live in a different state so it would be a federal crime". I said I would contact the police directly to follow up, and hung up and blocked the number. I did a google search for "Horry County" and couldnt find it in the state I lived in... Or the next one over... Turns out it was halfway across the country in South Carolina. Thats when I started googling scams and found this. Just wanted to contribute. Hope I help prevent someone else from dealing with this panic attack / waste of time.
I was on a dating site scout. A lady who was suppose to be 23 gave me her number. She sent me pics and said was going to send a video. I never received anything until I got a call the next day that was supposedly her father by the name of Mike Miller. When I called him back he said he walked in on his daughter trying to make me a video and slammed the computer screen so hard that it broke by the end of the conversation he was hinting towards me helping pay some money for his computer and maybe he would look past the situation. I declined thinking this was a scam. Today I missed a call and it was supposedly From a Jack Johnson detective in South Carolina or with the Sheriff's Department now this did show up on my caller ID as the sheriff's department number when I tried to call back I got the secretary and she said there was a Jack Johnson there but you will not be back till Wednesday. He left me a message stating that I could get in trouble for these pictures and that I needed to contact the father right away and that I have 48 hours and if Mike Miller does not contact him back then he will pursue charges. I still think this is a scam but how could they call me from that same number. Kind of nervous about this as these were definitely not my intentions
Also forgot to add that on the message why would he not leave me his contact information why only these supposed fathers but on my caller ID the number was the Sheriff's Department and when I called it back it was the Sheriff's Department
You're being "hustled" by a SCAMMER! It's called "Sextortion". Your caller is spoofing his Caller ID. The number is FAKE. The person answering when it's called is a FRAUD! There's another thread on this site with an 803 area code describing the exact same SCAM. It also is a SC area code.
Sheriffs Deputies do NOT have secretaries. Nor do they deliver "messages" for "concerned fathers". They respond to complaints, write citations & make arrests. Detectives might conduct investigations but, again, they do NOT deliver "messages" or "advice". If you had committed a crime, the first time you would hear from a L.E. Officer is when he'd appear with a warrant for your arrest. THAT is how it works in this country!
Be Safe. Be Aware.
Gunnar