Riverhead police: Ignore scam 'Government Auction' signs, report them
Riverhead Town police are warning community members that signs posted announcing a "Government Auction" are a scam. Credit: Tom Lambui
Riverhead police are urging the public to ignore advertisements posted around the town for a government auction the department said is a scam.
Numerous signs announcing a "Government Auction" and asking people to call a listed telephone number have been displayed around Riverhead, police said Sunday in a department news release.
“Officers of the Riverhead Town Police are patrolling the town and removing the signs as they are a violation of Town Code,” the release said. “The public is encouraged to contact the police department with the locations of any outstanding auction signs.”
Police on Sunday did not provide additional information about the signs or who may have posted them.
Officials with the Town of Riverhead were not immediately available for comment.
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Honors and Awards: Criminal justice reporting fellowship with the National Press Foundation; New York News Publishers Association award for distinguished investigative reporting; Contributed reporting for Best of Gannett honor; Member of Table Stakes, a program funded by the Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund and managed by the American Press Institute to transform local news.
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