and had already targeted residents in eastern states including Massachusetts and Wisconsin, asks recipients of the letter to donate $20 to an organization misleadingly calling itself the “Police Officers Support Association, PAC” according to Grass Valley Police Sgt. Clint Bates.
Grass Valley police have received only one confirmed report of the scam so far from a Penn Valley resident, but police are concerned that there may be more cases of the mailing scheme, as victims frequently do not inform law enforcement when they are scammed, Bates said.
This particular scam is troubling to police because it appears to be well designed to take advantage of elderly people in the community, Bates said. Senior citizens are more likely than most to read their physical mail, which leaves them vulnerable to a return mail scheme such as this, and they are less likely than younger adults to use the internet to fact-check the legitimacy of scam organizations, the sergeant added.
The Squad, a group of four US representatives that are women of color, are deeply unpopular among conservatives, so the attacks could help raise funds.
The Squad, a group of four US representatives that are women of color, are deeply unpopular among conservatives, so the attacks could help raise funds.
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Christopher Pekny, 28, was killed by the blast just before noon Sunday in Liberty, N.Y.,, state police said. His brother, Michael Pekny, 27, was injured and was treated at a nearby hospital, state police said.