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North Perth Resident Out $25,000 In Scam

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A North Perth resident is out $25,000 in another local fraud incident.

On March 20th OPP began the investigation where an individual had reported being the victim of fraud between October 24th and February 17th.

Police were able to learn the victim was called from someone who identified themselves as a Mega Millions Winners Circle employee and the victim had won $4.2 million and a Mercedes.

The suspect then asked for money to pay the taxes on the winnings.

The suspect told the victim they would transfer money to their account to pay the taxes.