CHAMPAIGN COUNTY — Deputies in Champaign County are issuing a new warning after one of their residents was recently scammed out of thousands of dollars.
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The man received an email from Apple instructing him to contact a person from the Federal Trade Commission and withdraw money, according to the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office.
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He was told a courier would come to pick up the money.
Deputies said the man was scammed out of $65,000.
“Just remember, no Government agency will contact you through an email or text message,” the sheriff’s office said.
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