
12-22-2008, 10:08 AM
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Fiesta business scam
SAPD Investigations Units have issued an ALERT concerning scams involving festivals at local county parks. According the several reports, a male and female suspect have been contacting small businesses and residents representing themselves as owners of a company named "Festival Attractions."
In one of the reported scam incidents, the suspects were selling slots for food booths at a local festival. The food vendors would pay the suspects ("Festival Attractions") a fee, and in return were given the opportunity to sell their products at the festival. When they arrived at the park on the day of the festival they discovered that no festival was ever scheduled.
A second scam incident involved selling advertisements to small businesses, where the business name would appear on a calendar or banner that would be displayed at non-existant festivals.
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