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Santa Maria Police Warn of Possible Scam

Written by KEYT Assignment Desk

Story Created: Jul 22, 2010 at 8:52 AM PDT

Story Updated: Jul 22, 2010 at 10:05 AM PDT

The Santa Maria Police Department is releasing information to the public about a possible sales marketing scam occurring in the Santa Maria and Orcutt areas.

Victims in the Santa Maria area have recently been contacted by sales persons who approach them in areas open to the public.

The sales persons use high pressure sales tactics to encourage these victims to purchase “Spa Packages” to local area day spas.

The sales people are reportedly using high quality printed fliers to demonstrate what spa services will be made available to the victims if they purchase the package.

One such victim purchased one of these packages; however, upon contacting the local day spa the victim was advised that no such package deal existed.

Follow up investigation revealed that the suspects in this case had printed marketing materials without the permission of the business owners.

The printed brochures bear the name, logos and artwork of the business, but the packages being sold by the suspects were never authorized by the business.

The Santa Maria Police Department encourages anyone who has become the victim of this type of sales scam to contact their local law enforcement entity and make a report of the incident.

Residents are also encouraged to be wary of direct marketing sales of this nature, and to contact the local business directly to ensure the authenticity of the offer prior to making any purchase.

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