New Scam Targets Concealed Carry Permit Owners

Vestavia Hills AL

28 December, 2020

4:00 PM

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JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL — The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office announced Monday they have received reports of a new scam that is targeting those who possess a Concealed Carry Permit. Sgt. Joni Money of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said the scammers are currently utilizing text messages to implement their fraudulent activity. "Those who have received the text have been told that their permit needs to be renewed or changed, and offers a link to provide the permit holder's information," Money said in a statement. Money said that Permitium, the company that provides the software that allows on-line renewals has distributed an email that states: "The link is malicious and has NOT been generated by Permitium or your local agency Permit Director Software. NO TEXT MESSAGES FROM PERMITIUM CONTAIN LINKS." Permitium requests that those who think they have been targeted by scammers report the activity to https://www.usa.gov/stop-scams-frauds.