Sep 25, 2024

Police: Kan. man lost $4,000 in CoinStar, pretend officer scam

Posted Sep 25, 2024 3:30 PM

RILEY COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating another scam in Riley County.

Just before 1p.m. Tuesday, officers filed a report of fraud in the 1000 block of S. Seth Child Road, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report. 

A 38-year-old man reported he withdrew $4,000 from his bank and deposited it into a CoinStar machine in a scam that involved an unknown subject posing as a lieutenant from Riley County Police Department.  

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