SPARTANBURG/NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WJBF) – Police in Spartanburg are warning of Irish Travelers from North Augusta scamming people out of money in their county.
The Sheriff’s Office says they offer customers yearly paving that can end up costing them thousands.
Officers say the travelers target people around the spring but they’re starting to do it earlier this year.
Investigators warn to be skeptical and if you’re offered a deal to good to be true – it probably is.
NewsChannel 6 has filed several reports on the Irish Travelers:
- 8/20/2016: 5 homes and 25 cars seized after Murphy Village indictment
- 8/26/2016: Murphy Village racketeering suspects to face judge next week
- 8/30/2016: 22 Irish Travelers indicted on 45-counts of fraud and racketeering in plea negotiations
- 9/22/2016: 6 Murphy Village minors taken from families by South Carolina Department of Social Services
- 9/30/2016: Irish Travelers say D.S.S. not giving them a chance to dispute evidence being used against them
- 10/3/2016: Irish Travelers open up about lifestyle, parenting, and fear of D.S.S. taking children
- 10/24/2016: Irish traveler families in court get daughters back from South Carolina D.S.S.
- 12/23/2016: NC investigators search for Irish Travelers connected to North Augusta
