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  • Different version of a computer scam

    SPOKANE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE|Updated Mar 15, 2018

    Scammers continue to use the same stories (lies) but in this case, instead of threatening the potential victim, the perpetrator offered a refund for a computer purchase she had made. Thankfully, when the person targeted by the scammer went to the Spokane Valley Target to purchase gift cards to reimburse a fictitious overpayment of the refund, the store employees advised the would-be victim they thought this was a possible scam. On March 8, 2018, Crime Check received a report of another scam. The potential victim of this scam... Full story