New scam targets 'cheating' men (and their wallets)

Monday, February 20, 2017
The letter warns that the sender knows you cheated on your spouse, but police say it's really a plot to get your hard-earned money.

People are being mailed letters that say "I know you have cheated on your wife."
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But what seems like a case of blackmail is actually a scam.

Police departments are warning people not to fall for the letters that are now popping up in Virginia.

Even people who weren't married received the mail.
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The letter demands recipients pay $2,000 or else family and friends will be sent evidence of the supposed affair.

Federal law enforcement is looking for who is responsible.
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