Scam involving fake pothole repair offer in Finney County, Finney County KS
FraudA resident in Finney County reported a scam involving a young man driving a nearly new black pickup truck. The man offered to fix potholes for a large sum of money, but the resident recognized it as a scam and asked to speak with a deputy.
Audio|Source: Southwest Kansas Counties Sheriff and Fire, Highway Patrol Troop E
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Transcript:
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1601 counter-road Paul Paul R.P.E is last Fleming for (name withheld).
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(Name withheld) is on the phone wanting to speak to an officer about a scam.
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He says that there is a young male described as being clean cut.
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Drives a black 4-2500. He says it's almost a brand new truck.
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Doesn't have his name, but he offered to pave or fix potholes on his yard for between $3,000 to $10,000.
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But he says this is a scam,
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and he'd like to speak to a deputy.
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Finney County, KS
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