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on Thu Jul 1, 2010
Last updated
Jul 1, 2010
Police in Osage Beach are warning consumers to be wary of a person seeking financial information and claiming to be a representative of the Special Olympics.
According to police, a man recently called a Lake-area business soliciting funds for his son - whom he claimed was a Special Olympics athlete. The man apparently provided an 800 number, but the business owner questioned the number and reported the call to police.
A spokeswoman for the Osage Beach Police Department said Special Olympics officials in Jefferson City have called the solicitation a scam.
