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McCarthy presented at the last board meeting on Feb. 2 a cost comparison between building new office space on Bank Road versus purchasing the Arts Building which already houses the building office and extension service. Abandoning the new space in favor of purchasing the Arts Building and renovating would save the county approximately $200,000 to $300,000 in fixed costs, said McCarthy.
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however, said Sheriff Smith.
The U S. Postal Service is now taking the lead in the investigation, said Lt. J. C. Welch of the Sheriff s Office.
The sheriff related a similar incident recently in which two checks were sent to a man to cash. When the first one was returned, a second one was sent for more and that was cashed as well. Both were bad.
Rappahannock National Bank President Mike Leake said, “Fraudulent activity is at an all time high.
“Anything suspicious whether it’s money orders, checks, get validated by your bank or through the law enforcement,” he continued.
“If you think it’s too good to be true it probably is.”
In fact, there is an excellent list of the various fraud schemes people - particularly the elderly - are being exposed to. You can check out that list with advice on how to protect yourself at www.mbva.com under “Fraud Prevention."
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