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Treasurers Office falls for email scam
County might be able to recover the $48,600
Courthouse for web
The Barton County Treasurer’s Office wired $48,600 to a bank in Georgia in what was probably a scam, Barton County Sheriff Brian Bellendir said Wednesday afternoon in confirming a telephone news tip to the Great Bend Tribune. Bellendir said the bank may have put a hold on the funds so the county may not be out anything. “We’re still not sure if a fraud has occurred.”