Scammers Prey on Victims with Lottery and Bond Deceptions
Beech Island resident reports a fake 3800 check from a Texas company with a Canadian postmark. Odenthal notes scammers use random target lists and telephones to solicit funds after convincing victims they won a prize or a relative needs bond money. Banks often flag the fraudulent check after victims deposit funds and send part of it back.
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Aiken Public Safety
Beware of scams warns local police and residents
Odenthal urges caution after crimes involving fake offers promising easy money. Authorities say scammers use social media and phone then vanish with victims money. Do not share account or Social Security numbers and report suspicious activity to local public safety. Teddy Kulmala reports on crime and courts for the Aiken Standard.
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County incentives frame lower taxes as growth tool
County officials defend incentives as a way to attract firms and expand the tax base. Bridgestone, Kimberly-Clark, and Owens Corning are cited under fee in lieu of taxes agreements, with funds replenished by future company payments.
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Tognum Invests Heavily in Aiken County Plant Expansion
Tognum continues investing in Graniteville since 2010 with more than 300 local jobs created and about 100 million dollars poured into the area. The Sage Mill Industrial Park facility opened a new Research and Development Center in April with a 1.2 million dollar incentive approved by the council.
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Aiken Newcomers Club Meets August 13
The Aiken Newcomers Club will gather at Newberry Hall on August 13 with registration at 11 a.m., a 11:15 a.m. business meeting, and lunch at 11:30 a.m. for 14 dollars. Reservations due by Friday noon at 803-641-0478. Food drive for St Vincent de Paul. AA meets weekly at St Paul Lutheran Church. College Acres SPS Commission to hold monthly meeting Monday at 7 p.m.
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Multiple weekend thefts and vandalism report in Aiken area
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office logged various incidents Saturday including a Browning .380 pistol theft on Gregory Road, a diesel pump crash at Cheap Way in Monetta, and yard damage on Shakerag Road and Rolling Rock Road. Reports include a Beech Island truck burglary, statue damage on Chatham Street, curbside vandalism on Midland Drive, counterfeit money cases, and a burglary at an abandoned Ascauga Lake Road house. Several unrelated incidents span Aiken, Graniteville, Beech Island, North Augusta, Grovetown, and Byron, Georgia.
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