Crime & Safety
Scammers Used Old Town UPS Store To Collect Funds From Victims: Report
A scam operation this summer directed victims to send cashier's checks to an Old Town UPS Store.
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Scammers used an Alexandria UPS Store to defraud eight victims of more than $800,000, according to a new report.
ALX Now reports that in August, a scam operation duped victims nationwide into sending cashier's checks to a UPS Store in Old Town.
At least one victim was told her Social Security number had been compromised and the money was required for a new one.
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