A Green Valley resident was spared a $15,000 loss after a vigilant UPS Store employee flagged suspicious activity April 16, prompting Pima County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD) detectives to intervene before the cash was shipped.
Deputies say the GV resident arrived at the UPS Store at 190 W. Continental Road seeking to send the cash. Detectives tell KGUN that sending cash through parcel services is a major red flag for fraud, and the employee was also aware of this, so they contacted the PCSD Fraud Unit hotline.
When questioned by investigators, the victim reported being contacted by someone posing as a bank employee who instructed them to wire money and send cash to another individual, claiming bank staff were distributing counterfeit currency and asking the resident to assist in an “investigation.” PCSD added the suspected fraudster was most likely not local, and officials have found no evidence of a local connection…