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Monday, February 11, 2013

Police Warn of Green Dot Prepaid Debit Card Scam

Town and Country police sent out an alert after several residents reported receiving phone calls involving Green Dot prepaid debit cards.

The following information was supplied by the Town and Country Police Department. (Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.) Town and Country police are warning residents to beware of a scam involving the popular Green Dot prepaid debit and credit cards. An email alert was sent out after police said several residents received calls involving the prepaid cards. "Green Dot reloadable debit cards are the latest weapon for crooks working a well known type of grant scam," the email alert from police stated. Residents are warned not to send money to anyone calling them about the cards. Police released the following details of the scam in the email alert. Several residents have received similar telephone calls …

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