Lincoln woman sent $200,000 to scammer in China posing as police officer, LPD says

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A 24-year-old Lincoln woman was scammed out of $200,000 by someone in China claiming to be a police officer, authorities say.

The Lincoln Police Department said Wednesday that the scam began in April.

The scammer, posing as a police officer, contacted the woman and told her that someone was trying to use her passport to flee the country…

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