Meadville Tribune

January 29, 2009

NEW LOCAL: New scam hits Crawford County


A scam involving calls allegedly made from Canada is making the rounds in Crawford County.

A Linesville woman is the second area resident to report receiving a call from either Canadian law enforcers or a distant relative asking that money be sent to bail the relative out of a Canadian jail. In at least one case, the local resident wired several thousands of dollars before realizing that the call was a scam.

See more details in Friday’s newspaper.