YANKTON, S.D. (KELO) — The Yankton Police Department is reminding community members to be vigilant with the rise of scams involving the names of people in the community.
In a post on Facebook, Yankton Police warned community members to be vigilant of scams that involve soliciting ads for community magnets.
The Yankton Library received one of these calls. In the attempted scam, the scammer used the names of real library employees to ask for sponsorships. The library staff noted that the phone call was from an out-of-state number in Texas. The staff wants to remind community members that library staff will never contact patrons with requests to wire money, cash, cryptocurrency or gift cards and will not ask for payment over the phone.
If you suspect that you are the victim of a scam call, you are encouraged to call local law enforcement. Never pay the caller and take note of the number calling you.
