Salina Woman Scammed Out of $7,600
January 5th, 2010 | by admin |A Salina woman falls victim to a sweepstakes scam from Costa Rica.
Back in October the 55-year old woman got a phone call from someone claiming they were part of the “American Prize Network.” A man in Costa Rica telling her she had won a second place prize worth $500,000 was only the beginning. After some time passed with no prize money sent to Salina, the woman contacted the bogus company only to be told there had been a mistake and she was really the first place winner in the drawing.
The woman was then asked on several occasions to send money to “American Prize Network” to pay tax on her $1.2 million dollar winnings. The woman contacted police when no prize money arrived.
According to police, the women sent over $7,600 in cash in several transactions to Costa Rica as well as jewels to Texas. Salina Police say the investigation is on going.
