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Couple loses thousands in Facebook lottery scam

 

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SALINA, Kan — A Salina man and woman have lost thousands of dollars in a scam where they thought they had won a lottery on Facebook.

Salina Police Capt. Chris Trocheck said a friend told them he saw they had won the MF Facebook Lottery.

The man and women checked Facebook and since June 14, the 43-year-old man and 49-year-old woman sent several Moneygrams totaling $6,000 to locations in Nigeria and Mississippi to cover taxes and fees before contacting police this week to report the fraud.

 

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