A Wilkes couple was recently victim of a scan that's being conducted across the nation. They called sheriff deputies when they realized someone had used the woman's PayPal account to deduct over 950 dollars from the couple's bank account without their permission.



With the cooperation of the victims, deputies were able to trace the money to a woman in California, who, it turns out, was also a victim in a money laundering scheme. She had been recruited by a London-based company that currently calls itself Alternative Solutions, to work as a collection agent for the firm. She worked from her home in California, and was told by the company she eould receive payments made by people using their PayPal accounts, whcih she was then to transfer to the company via another email address.



The complex nature of the crime makes it nearly impossible for police to follow up, because it crosses international and state boundaries. They have closed the case, but fortunately the couple was able to get a refund of the money they'd lost from their bank.

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