The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

WAITSBURG – It’s December again; the time of year for giving – and taking. The Walla Walla Police Department recently issued a press release about an increase in reports of scams hitting area residents.

In one scam, residents receive a physical letter in the mail from an “administrative manager” of a financial institute in Barcelona. The letter states that millions of dollars are unclaimed and can be split with the letter recipient, through a “confidential” process. The recipient is told not to discuss the letter with anyone but the sender, who they are to contact via fax or phone.

In another...