Scammer convinced gas station employee to send $3,447

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Curwensville, PA – A scam artist convinced a gas station employee to send money to them, pretending to be a family member of the owner.

Someone contacted the Fuel On gas station in Curwensville on March 6.

They told the victim, a 36-year-old man working at the store, that they were a family member of the gas station’s owner.

The employee was convinced to to place $3,447.03 into a BitStop kiosk and send it to an unknown address.

The investigation is ongoing.

Click Here to read the online police report.

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