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New Scam Involves Non-Existent Package At McCarran Airport

By Jay Bartos
Published January 23, 2015 at 7:24 PM PST

Scammers posing as airport employees are sending out e-mails trying to get people to send them money, Clark County officials said this morning.

Recipients are told they have a package waiting for them at McCarran International Airport and that they must pay in advance to pick it up, officials said.  Details about the package vary, but each e-mail has falsely identified the sender as an airport employee and solicits a payment via wire transfer, said an airport spokeswoman.  

Some of the scam emails use the names and photos of managers at the airport and include links to the facility’s website.
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Jay Bartos joined Nevada Public Radio in 1993 to develop and manage the state’s first radio reading service for people unable to use standard printed material due to blindness or another disability. After the reading service was discontinued in 2011, he became the afternoon host on KNPR for ten years. Jay can now be heard on air on News 88.9 KNPR and Classical 89.7 KCNV throughout the week.
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