Utah man sends $45K to get son out of jail only to find out he was never arrested

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Utah man sends $45K to get son out of jail only to find out he was never arrested

A West Jordan man recently fell victim to a scheme in which someone claiming to be his son called and said he was in jail and that money needed to be sent immediately. | Steve Griffin, Deseret News WEST JORDAN, Utah (KSL.com) — Earlier this year, a West Jordan man received a phone call allegedly from his son who said he was in jail. Ultimately, the man ended up paying $45,000 in cryptocurrency to try to help his son get out of jail, only to find…