The keen eye of a mail courier in Minnesota led to the discovery of more than $25,000 in cash en route to out-of-state scammers.
The Minnesota River Valley Drug Task Force said the courier reported the package in North Mankato on Thursday after they "found it unusual that a transport service was requested to pick up a package and deliver it to a mail parcel facility."
Authorities then obtained a search warrant, leading agents to find the cash that was sent by a scam victim from Brown County. The task force said it also contacted the culprits and discovered they weren't based in Minnesota.
"In this case, the recovery of the funds was a rare and fortunate outcome, as most victims are unable to recover money once it has been sent to scammers," the task force wrote in a news release.
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