A Greeneville woman reported she was recently scammed after receiving a fraudulent check for over $12,000.
The woman reported to the Greene County Sheriff’s Department she was contacted by an old friend, who said she was having money troubles and needed some help. The victim was told that a friend of the suspect would send a check. The victim was asked to deposit the money and then wire transfer the money back to the suspect.
A few days later, the victim received a check in the mail for $12,760 that said it was from the San Benito County Office of Education. The victim deposited the check and then wire transferred half of the money. After the money went through, the victim then transferred the remaining balance to the suspect. A couple days later, she received a letter from her bank stating she had a negative balance in her account due to the check being fraudulent.
The victim attempted to contact the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office in California, but was told to file a report in Greene County.
