NEWS RELEASE                                             

For Immediate Release
March 3, 2006
Contact: Michele Nicholson
Public Information Officer
  (850) 651-7420

SCAM ALERT

   OKALOOSA SHERIFF CHARLIE MORRIS WANTS TO ALERT THE PUBLIC TO ANOTHER SCAM MAKING THE ROUNDS IN OKALOOSA COUNTY .

   SOME RESIDENTS ARE RECEIVING LETTERS AND PHONY CHECKS FROM A COMPANY CLAIMING TO BE “GLOBAL SAVINGS” OUT OF BROOKLYN , NEW YORK . THEY’RE TOLD THEY ARE MILLION DOLLAR SWEEPSTAKES AWARD WINNERS AND GET WHAT IS, IN FACT, A FAKE “INSTALLMENT” CHECK.  RESIDENTS ARE BEING ASKED TO CALL A CONTACT NUMBER FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO WIRE SIXTY-PERCENT OF THE CHECK AMOUNT BACK TO LLOYDS OF LONDON FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES BEFORE THE OTHER “INSTALLMENT” CHECKS ARRIVE.

   INVESTIGATORS SAY IT’S ANOTHER ATTEMPT BY SCAM ARTISTS -  WHO ARE WORKING OVER-TIME THESE DAYS VIA E-MAIL, PHONE LINES, AND POSTAL MAIL -  TO SEPARATE HONEST CITIZENS FROM THEIR HARD-EARNED CASH.

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