Crime & Safety
Mystery Shopper Scam Hits East Side
Here's an item from a March 2 Batavia Police blotter.
received word that someone tried to obtain almost $1,800 from a mystery shopper scam.
The allegedly false transaction was reported on March 2 in the 400 block of Madison Street, where two money orders were received valued at $896.90 each.
The bank stated that both money orders were fictitious.
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