Suspect poses as police officer to defraud Upstate business

An investigation is ongoing after a scammer impersonated a police officer to rip-off an Upstate business. The Spartanburg Police Department responded Sunday, to the Spill The Beans Coffee Shop on East Main Street.

The owner reported that one of the employees got a call from a man impersonating a police officer. The caller told the employee he was working a counterfeiting case and they should remove all the cash from the store.

The man then told the employee to put the cash on a prepaid card. Police say the employee sent over $2,500 to the man impersonating an officer…

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