After the report of a call over the weekend, Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader is warning members of the community about a scam where a caller claims to be from a local funeral home and asks for payment using a debit or credit card.  The sheriff said,  “It takes a special kind of lowlife thief to prey on someone at all, much less when they’ve lost a loved one. If you are going through the death of a loved one and receive a call claiming to be the funeral home, DO NOT pay them over the phone with a debit or credit card”.  Sheriff Schrader went on to say that all of the local funeral home directors and owners in Chattooga County would rather see families in person to help them through their time of need and will NOT call and ask you to pay over the phone with a credit card.  Sheriff Schrader adds that if you get a call asking you to pay for funeral expenses, go to the local funeral home and speak with someone there.