Important message from the Peru Police Department: SCAM WARNING

The following is an important message from the Peru Police Department:

SCAM WARNING

A resident recently reported receiving a phone call notifying them that they won $2.5 million dollars and that the winnings would be delivered to their front door.  The caller said the only requirement would be to purchase a $500 Vanilla gift card from Walgreens or Wal-Mart and provide the card number in advance of the arrival of the $2.5 million dollars to cover the registration fee.

This is a SCAM.  The callers may sound quite believable, but they are only looking to take advantage of unsuspecting people.  These scammers will call from a variety of phone numbers including local numbers.  If you receive a call like this do not provide any personal information and hang up immediately.