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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Story last updated at 8/20/2008 - 9:10 am
Troopers warn about phone scam
JUNEAU - Alaska State Troopers are warning residents about a phone scam.
Troopers in Juneau said a caller told an elderly woman in the village of Angoon that she had won some money, and all she needed to do was send money to a Jamaican address in order to receive her prize.
The woman ended up sending more than $2,000 before the family found out and put a stop to it.
The family contacted troopers who then got in touch with the FBI, which confirmed it was a scam.
