NEW ORLEANS — A woman named Louise, from Thibodaux, is featured in a recent social media post by the Lafourche Parish sheriff’s office warning people about the latest fraud sweeping Southeast Louisiana: scamming victims into putting money into crypto-currency ATMs.

“He had me go to my savings account and told me that the FBI thought that I should take a large amount out of there also,” Louise says in the video. “I realized I think at that point, something is just not right here.”

Other public service announcements posted by the sheriff’s office feature parish leaders, such as Sheriff Craig Webre, warning the public, “The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office does not accept crypto-currency.”

And in yet another post, the sheriff’s office added a little star power with a meme of comedian Kevi

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