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Muhlenberg Township Police Department
Friday October 15th, 2010 :: 09:28 a.m. EDT

Advisory

Avoid becoming a victim of a fake check fraud. Learn more at www.fakechecks.org

Various forms of fraud are becoming more and more commonplace as criminal grow more technically savvy. One of these common frauds involves the issuance of a fake check or money order.

Fake checks or money orders can be issued by a fraudster under a variety of guises. The fraudster might:

1. claim that you won a foreign lottery
2. provide a work from home opportunity
3. claim to be a government official with an unclaimed inheritance for you
4. claim to be in distress
5. offer to pay more than the asking price for an item you are selling

Additional information can be found at the website www.fakechecks.org. This website is a project of the National Consumers League.

Address/Location
Muhlenberg Township Police Department
210 George St
Reading, PA 19605

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 610-929-5454

Muhlenberg Twp Police Dept
Patrol Division
[email protected]
610-929-5454

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