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New scam circulating locally

By Greg Bebermeyer

08/19/2020

(KNZA)--Brown County Sheriff John Merchant is informing residents of a new scam circulating in the area.

It begins as residents being contacted by phone stating that they had won a Publishers Clearing house monetary prize. The resident is then given a phone number to call and are instructed to send a money order to an Ohio address. The man states he is James Anderson.

After the money is received in Ohio, a package is mailed to the resident containing a personal check---the amount varies from $250,000--$500,000. Merchant says its a very realistic personal check made out to the county resident.

After the package containing the check is received by the county resident, the man again contacts the resident by phone stating that in order to cash the check , taxes need to be paid. At that time, the resident is instructed to send a money order to a New Hampshire address.

Merchant said when the personal check sent to the resident was researched, it came back to a bank account in Namibia, Africa.

He said their casework has been forwarded to the Kansas Attorney General's office and they are currently working with other agencies as the scam is happening throughout the United States.

Merchant reminds residents if something sounds too good to be true it usually is, and not to send checks, cash or money orders out to anyone with the promise to get rich quick.

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