Posted: Monday, July 15, 2013 3:13 pm
emporiagazette.com
The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office has posted a notice on Facebook that Wichita area for business owners in Wichita and surrounding areas are being targeted for a scam. It states:
“I received an email today from a business owner that requested information. The question included information that two individuals went into his business and talked to the receptionist. They informed the receptionist that they were from an Indian Tribe in Oklahoma and they worked at a school for disabled children. The individuals told the receptionist that a person in the company (usually in management) gave them a tour of the facility in the past and they wanted to repay them by giving them a necklace that is handmade. During the contact with the receptionist, the receptionist kept noticing that the individuals were fishing for names of people in the management department.
“Speaking to our intelligence detective, this is a casing mission used by criminal travelers. The email had photos that I will not include, but we were able to identify them. The mission is to get names that they can use when they come back later to gain access to scrap metal and even raw materials for parts. They are also known to come back later to commit fraud or possibly a burglary. If you are a business, inform your receptionists. If you know someone that has a business that matches the style that they would try hitting, inform them or pass this on.”
Anyone who comes in to contact with someone like this is asked to call the Emporia Police Department or Lyon County Sheriff’s Office.
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