A Mequon pizza vendor is asking for community support after losing $9,000 to scammers this spring — money he says he has been unable to recover.
See the full story from Alex Gaul in the video below
Mequon pizza shop owner on his fight to keep the business he loves alive after scam
Laron Taylor, owner of Mad Rush Pizza at the Mequon Public Market, said he fell victim to what is commonly known as an overpayment or “phantom loan” scam this Spring.
This type of fraud typically involves a scammer depositing a check for more than an agreed-upon amount, then requesting the excess be returned — before the original deposit is revealed to be fraudulent, leaving the victim at a loss…