The office of the Vernon County's office asks the community to respect fraud

Viroqua, Wis. (Weau) – The Sheriff's office of the Vernon County has the fraud and how to identify them on Facebook.

In their post, they say, fraud and fraud have many different faces. Most frauds have a form of urgency that they have to act quickly, or it will have some adverse consequences. Before you send money, please stop. Back and take a look at the overall picture. Find a trustworthy source for advice before sending money to someone. I was only informed that a company in Vernon County previously received a call with instructions to provide a certain dollar amount to a Bitcoin money machine. The caller claimed to give instructions on behalf of the upper management. The money was deposited in the Bitcoin money machine before the employee noticed that it was a fraud. The sheriff's office determined; However, the awareness of the community for fraud is our priority. As soon as the source of information is the Federal Trade Commission. Your list of questions to identify fraud is:

1. Fraudsters pretend to come from an organization they know.
2. Fraudsters say there is a problem or a price.
3. Feat them under pressure to act immediately.
4. They ask fraudsters to pay in a certain way.

The sheriff's office will continue to publish as much information as possible to the community, which we love.

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