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Brookville Police Warn Residents of Facebook Scam

BROOKVILLE, Pa . (EYT) — The Brookville Borough Police Department is advising residents of a Facebook scam.

According to police, individuals are being contacted through Facebook messenger and told they have won a large amount of money from a non-public lottery.

The suspect then asks for banking information to have the money wired to the victim’s account.

The department reminds everyone that people should never give out personal information to anyone on Facebook messenger.