BG Police respond to scams involving fake charity and jury summons – BG Independent News

BG Police respond to scams involving fake charity and jury summons – BG Independent News

Bowling Green Police responded to a series of scams on Wednesday (June 10) involving a fake charity and a fake jury summons. Employees at a restaurant and a dispensary on East Wooster Street reported that a woman came into their businesses asking for donations for a camp for less fortunate kids as well as the Steve Harvey news channel to raise funds for the camp.  At both businesses, the managers were not available to consider the donations. The employee at the dispensary gave the woman $25 for the fraudulent camp. Police requested a warrant for theft for the alleged scammer, Marsha Foster, 63, of Detroit. The other scam was reported by a Bowling Green woman who came into the station to tell police that while at work she received a phone call from a man identifying himself as Bryan Kennedy with the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office. The caller reportedly told her she had been summoned to jury duty, but had failed to show up. He also allegedly told her that if she hung up, she would be in contempt of court. The woman told police that the caller told her to purchase a MoneyPak Green Dot card, and put $250 on it, then scratch off the card and send him a photo of the numbers on the back. The woman said she followed those instructions. When BG Police called the phone number of the scammer, no one answered.