GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities in Green Bay have issued a warning related to an ongoing social media scam that alerts of a missing police officer, Kate McArthur.
A Facebook post from the Green Bay Police Department shows the image being shared nationwide with officers asking people on social media not to share the scam’s post.
The scam post even has a relevant location in the first line and asks people to be on the lookout for ‘Female Officer Kate McArthur (28)’ who “went missing yesterday evening.” The post also includes fictitious photos of the officer and the ‘scene’ described in the post.
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“Whenever a social media post lacks specifics, you should be suspicious. In this case, there is no date, time, police department, or contact information. Scammers like to create a sense of panic. Please do not fall victim,” the GBPD’s post reads…