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MAIL SCAM INVESTIGATION

Sheriff John Root


Laurel Sheriff John Root is reporting that: The Laurel Sheriff's Office is investigating a mail scam circulating in the Laurel County area:

  • A check for a large amount is sent to the citizen who deposits it in their account, and sends a fee back to the originator that sent the check. The check originally deposited is bogus.
  • In most of these scams, it is requested that money be sent by a cashiers check, a green dot card, money gram ,a check or the victims bank routing numbers.
  • Citizens need to be alerted that in all these instances, all have been determined to be a scams. Please do not fall prey to this attempt to steal money from unsuspecting people.

    As always, we recommend that citizens never give out personal identifying information, and never send money, checks, or other means of cash.

     

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