{"id":4984,"date":"2018-06-20T12:29:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T16:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=4984"},"modified":"2018-06-20T12:29:41","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T16:29:41","slug":"batavia-police-warn-of-scam-checks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2018\/06\/20\/batavia-police-warn-of-scam-checks\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/Police warn of scam checks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Batavia Police have been notified of a scam currently going around.<\/p>\n

The scammers send a check and letter like the ones in this post.<\/p>\n

The check appears to be legitimate, but will bounce leaving the victim responsible for the entire check amount.<\/p>\n

If it looks too good to be true, it probably is.\u00a0 Be safe and cautious.<\/p>\n

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Batavia Police have been notified of a scam currently going around. The scammers send a check and letter like the ones in this post. The check appears to be legitimate, but will bounce leaving the victim responsible for the entire check amount. If it looks too good to be true, \u2026<\/p>\n

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