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Scammer Sends $4,000 Check to Police in Washington
The AP via YellowBrix
January 14, 2010
RICHLAND, Wash. – Not even the police are immune from those offers of free money from African countries that are really scams.
Richland police could use another $4,000, but the department wasn’t tempted by the cashier’s check it received Friday in the mail from the country of Benin. Officer Erica Tungesvik said officers immediately recognized it as a bogus attempt to learn bank account information if the check were deposited.
An officer wrote up a report on the incident and Tungesvik said it serves as a reminder that if the police can be the target of such a scam, anyone can.
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Ahi
over 3 years ago
1990 Comments
It still sucks that you can't have the money it states, ha ha...
Anonymous
over 3 years ago
Can't fix stupid. We get calls about this type of thing all the time. I wish people would remember the old adage: If it sounds to good to be true then it probably is."