{"id":67574,"date":"2012-07-04T12:57:27","date_gmt":"2012-07-04T16:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=67574"},"modified":"2012-07-04T12:57:27","modified_gmt":"2012-07-04T16:57:27","slug":"dominicans-fall-prey-to-internet-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/crime-court-law\/dominicans-fall-prey-to-internet-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominicans fall prey to internet scam"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Dominicans are among individuals said to have fallen prey to a scam being run on the Internet.<\/p>\n

Police Public Relations Officer Inspector John Carbon says the Criminal Investigations Department has discovered a scheme where counterfeit or fake US cheques are posted to people, advising them to cash the cheques.<\/p>\n

Those who take the bait are told that they can retain a percentage and return the balance of the proceeds via western union to names and addresses provided.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the addresses provided are in Turkey. Several Dominican nationals have attempted to cash those cheques but it proved unsuccessful,\u201d Carbon has been explaining.<\/p>\n

The police are advising citizens to disregard these seemingly attractive ventures because they could be charged as accomplices in a criminal act.<\/p>\n

The police are also concerned that participants in the scheme can allow international criminal networks to exploit the scarce resources of the country.<\/p>\n

Those with information on the alleged scheme are being encouraged to contact the CID in person or by telephone 2665157\/5165\/5185<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dominicans are among individuals said to have fallen prey to a scam being run on the Internet. 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