We had a complaint today of a scam on E Bay. The ad showed a local address here in Marshall County but upon inquiry the item was in Nebraska. They asked the folks here to put the $2,000 for the item on a pre paid card and send it to them. Luckily, the folks here did not fall for the scam and have stopped having contact with the scammer.
Please be aware of how prevalent internet scams are and be especially careful of information given.
If you are the victim of an internet scam, we suggest that you contact the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office or report it federally at the IC3 website, as well as your local law enforcement agency.
Additionally, we are getting numerous calls about the IRS phone scam again. We can assure you it is a scam and the IRS will never contact you by phone. We have had many different associated numbers with this scam. You can contact the Attorney General’s Office at 502-696-5300 if you would like to report it the their phone solicitation department.