NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
December 14, 2005
Contact: Michele Nicholson
Public Information Officer
(850) 651-7420
SCAM
WARNING
Okaloosa County
Although the exact scheme varies, in essence, citizens report getting calls from
a man claiming to be
In order to collect the big check, the citizen is first asked to secure the
prize by sending money to an address in
An investigation into the scam is underway. Anyone receiving one of these
bogus calls is asked to report the incident to the Okaloosa County