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Social media scam claims Eau Claire police officer is missing


Published on 2025-05-04 15:24:14 -
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  • EAU CLAIRE
  • The Eau Claire Police Department has recently been made aware of a scam circulating on social media which claims that an Eau Claire police officer has gone missing. Circulated as a silver alert, the social media post encourages people in the region to help the department find the officer by sharing the post. Eau Claire Financial Crimes Detective Justin Greuel offered his ...

A social media scam targeting Eau Claire, Wisconsin, residents has been reported, where scammers impersonate a local police officer on platforms like Facebook, claiming to have found lost dogs and requesting personal information or money for their return. The Eau Claire Police Department has clarified that they do not use social media to contact individuals about lost pets and warned the public not to engage with these fraudulent posts, emphasizing that legitimate lost pet reports should be made directly to the police or animal control.

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