MADISON COUNTY, Fla. (WTXL) - The Madison County Sheriff’s Office is warning about a woman that has been scamming residents in the Big Bend area out of money for months by claiming her children have cancer.
MCSO says they have identified the woman as Lacey Lashay Myers.
They say Myers has been traveling around Madison County and surrounding counties, attempting get money by claiming to need financial assistance for her child or children.
Myers tells many different stories but the two most common are that her children suffer from cancer and she needs financial assistance for treatments/medications or her children’s father has committed suicide in another state.
The sheriff's office confirmed that Myers has been operating in Madison County since at least March of this year.
She mainly targets churches on Sunday or Wednesday but also goes door-to-door on various days of the week.
Myers is described as a white female in her late twenties to mid thirties with brown or blonde hair. She has been observed driving a yellow Volkswagen or a Silver Dodge truck with possible Georgia tags.
Deputies believe Myers lives in Valdosta or Hahira.
If you are contacted by this individual the sheriff's office says do not give her any money or allow her to enter your home. Instead, call the Madison County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center (850-973-4001) immediately.
If you have already been a victim and wish to file an official report or can provide additional information, you are asked to call the Madison County Sheriff’s Administrations Office at 850-973-4151 Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Be sure to reference your complaint as the Lacey Myers scam and your information will be forwarded to the assigned investigator.
