BRIEF: Police warn of potential mailed check scam

Tue. November 03, 2009; Posted: 10:08 PM

LAMAR, Nov 03, 2009 (The Lamar Ledger - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- WU | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Local residents are being cautioned this week of a financial scam that was mail to at least one local resident.

The scam involves an unsolicited offer for an individual to serve as a "secret shopper" as well as provides the individual with a check. The scam that was received this past week was from a company called Colombian Emerald Paid Surveys and asked the individual to purchase items from a national chain retailer and then wire a considerable sum of money via Western Union to an individual in Valencia, Spain. The information detailing the offer included a letter stating the individual would receive $100 an hour for their efforts and a check totaling $2,980 to cover the individual's expenses and the wire transfer. The instructions state that the check is to be place in the individual's personal bank account.

Lamar Police Commander Gary McCrea said the proposition is a scam. "People don't normally give away free money and if somebody is trying to give you free money and wants you to put money up in return, that's referred to as pigeon drop and it dates back to 1,000 years ago."

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