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Owensboro Public Schools Reveal Phone Scam
Owensboro Public Schools are alerting parents to a phone scam asking for money. Scammers claim to be a Project Coordinator with Owensboro High School Athletics.
"OPS Family, we want to make you aware of a potential phone scam that has been going around. It has been brought to our attention that someone is calling individuals claiming to be a Project Coordinator with Owensboro High School Athletics and is raising money. This individual is NOT affiliated with OPS in any way and our athletic department will not call you asking for money. If you receive a call from this individual, please hang up, take down the number, and contact a school representative who will inform our school resource officer."
It's already making it's way around the community based on these messages.
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