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Scott Reeder: Big donation comes at critical time
By Scott Reeder
At first, Olivia Hayse received an email from a stranger in Australia that claimed he wanted to donate more than $15,000 to her Springfield employer but first he needed their bank account and check routing numbers.
“We thought this is a scam for sure and just ignored it.
More emails came. And they ignored them too.
Hayse works for the James Project, a Springfield charity that helps foster children. And she couldn’t imagine why a couple they didn’t know, in a country on the other side of the planet would want to send them a big check.
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“We thought this is a scam for sure and just ignored it.”
More emails came. And they ignored them, too.
Hayse works for the James Project, a Springfield charity that helps foster children. And she couldn’t imagine why a couple they didn’t know, in a country on the other side of the planet, would want to send them a big check.
But the Aussies became more persistent and kept leaving messages on the office phone.
“He had a thick Australian accent and we didn’t know what to think,” Hayse said.
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