WPPD Alert

The Wills Point Police Department is advising local residents to be on alert this week, receiving word of yet another scam targeting local residents. In a Feb. 9 Facebook post, the department stated, “Please beware of any person that is offering to do any kind of yard work or work around the house. They generally try to target the elderly. The latest incident in our city involved a white male driving a gray station wagon and offered to clean out gutters. After about 30 minutes of cleaning out leaves he asked for a payment in the amount of $2500.00 in cash saying that he had replaced the gutters. He drove the victim to a business in Terrell so that she could cash her check. The business was suspicious of the transaction and stalled the customer. The white male left the scene prior to the arrival of the police. Please pass the word along and let everyone know that these scams are going on in our area. We do not want our citizens to be taken advantage of.”

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