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City of Ripon Police Department
Friday March 2nd, 2012 :: 02:52 p.m. CST

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Publisher's Clearing House Scam active in Ripon. Click on link for more detail.

Phone scam active in Ripon this date. Resident receives phone call informing that she won the Publisher's clearing house sweepstakes and she needed go to Walgreen's to get a $320 money pack to claim her prize. This is a scam! Do not participate.

If you had legitamately won a contest there would be no requirement to pay something to collect your winnings. This has happened to three different residents that we are aware of today. Walgreen's talked one person out of purchasing a money pack and another person insisted on buying one. Hang up, this is a scam, do not provide any information.

Instructions:

Do not participate or give out any personal info. Please contact elderly residents and or elderly neighbors and advise them of this SCAM and to not participate. We believe this scamto be initiated from overseas.

Address/Location
City of Ripon Police Department
100 Jackson St
Ripon, WI 54971

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 920-748-2888

Alert Details

Severity:
Unknown - Severity unknown
Urgency:
Unknown - Urgency not known
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Law enforcement, military, homeland and local/private security
Event:
Scam Alert

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