A town of Bristol woman is out $3,500 after she was victimized by a telephone scammer claiming to be a Sun Prairie Police Officer.

The thief claimed the victim had been subpoenaed and she needed to pay him, or she would be charged with a crime. The woman initially paid the scammer over $7,000 through the two different money transfer apps. She discovered it was a scam after she called Sun Prairie Police, and she was able to cancel a portion of the payments. The Dane County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the fraud.

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