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Owner of Lost $5,000 Cash Thought Calls From Police Were A Scam
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By Ben Hooper
April 29 (UPI) -- A Michigan State Police trooper's attempts to return $5,000 in lost cash to its owner were temporarily frustrated when the money's owner thought the calls were a scam.
The MSP said on social media that the trooper from the Monroe Post found the cash in the middle of Monroe's Huber Road on Friday.
The trooper con- tacted a nearby bank, which con- firmed a customer had just made a withdrawal for the exact amount.
The trooper tried calling the person who took the money out from the bank, but soon discovered there was a prob- lem.
"The subject must have been listen- ing to our public service announcements on being a victim of fraud and
believed he was being scammed and hung up on the trooper sever- al times," the post said.
The person was eventually con- vinced that the calls were not a scam and claimed ownership of the lost money.
"It appears the subject after mak- ing the withdrawal put the money in their pants pocket and it somehow fell out," MSP offi- cials wrote
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