{"id":4842,"date":"2026-07-03T09:35:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4842"},"modified":"2026-07-03T09:35:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:35:02","slug":"scammers-targeting-families-of-inmates-in-cumberland-county-sheriff-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4842","title":{"rendered":"Scammers targeting families of inmates in Cumberland County, sheriff says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 A scam is targeting the families of inmates in Cumberland County, the sheriff\u2019s office said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4840\">Student loan funding maintained for NC healthcare workers amid US Department of Education lawsuit: NCAG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the Cumberland County Sheriff\u2019s Office, scammers are contacting inmates\u2019 family members to falsely claim that money must be paid to have the inmate placed on pretrial release.<\/p>\n<p>These calls and messages are a scam intended to steal from the inmates\u2019 families, according to the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>MORE FROM CBS 17<\/h2>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<p>\t\tCUMBERLAND COUNTY NEWS<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\tCumberland Co. scam targeting inmates\u2019 families: Sheriff<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\tMarket House construction begins in downtown Fayetteville<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\t18-wheeler crash closes I-95 for 7+ hours in Cumberland Co.<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The sheriff\u2019s office said it will never call, tax, or message anyone to request a payment for inmate\u2019s release, pretrial release, or any other purpose related to their custody.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4839\">A push to identify bodies as deaths multiply in Venezuela after twin earthquakes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do not send money or provide any personal or financial information if you receive a call or message requesting money for an inmates\u2019 release.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with questions about an inmate\u2019s custody status may contact the Cumberland County Sheriff\u2019s Office directly at 910-672-5630.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4837\">Record heat possible this weekend in central NC<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A scam is targeting the families of inmates in Cumberland County, the sheriff&#8217;s office said Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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