Sheriff's Dept. advises citizens, businesses of the "Green Dot" scam

heriff’s substation have found some Fallbrook citizens have fallen victim to a new scam involving the Green Dot MoneyPak Pre-Paid Credit Cards.

“The scammers have the victims send money by using these particular pre-paid credit cards, which are readily available in some local grocery and drug stores,” explained John McLelland, crime prevention specialist.

Detective Dan Laibach cited three of the most recent incidents that have occurred.

“For the past week, one elderly victim has been called over the phone and told she had won the lottery, but needs to pay money for the transaction fees to tran...