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MANASSAS, Va. — Police in Manassas warn area residents of a scam involving the mail and gift cards.

A city woman who was under the impression she was working with a company that conducted secret shopper evaluations opted to receive a check in the mail. When she got it, she followed its instructions and took it to the bank, cashed it, and was then told to buy rechargeable gift cards with the money. The instructions also told her to keep a small percentage of the cashed check as her commission, according to police.


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NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Authorities in Stafford County seek information on who burglarized the Best Food Mart on Va. 610.

It happened during the early morning hours of Monday, Oct. 14, when a man broke a side window of the convenience store and gas station, went inside, and then damaged a cash register and stole another. The intruder made off with cash and several packs of cigarettes, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.


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