SALINE COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Saline County are investigating an alleged on-line scam.

A Salina woman told police she was job searching online, when she found an offer to pay her $350 a week to place a decal of “Amp” energy drink on her car for three months, according to Police Captain Mike Sweeney.

On May 23rd she placed a check totaling $990 from Merck-Sharp-Dohme in her bank account.

A note with the check instructed her to hold out $390 for her salary and gas money, but there was no decal.

The remaining funds from the check were to be wired to someone in New York.

Following a two day hold on the check by her bank, the woman went to Walmart to wire the rest of the money but was told by an employee it appeared to be a scam.

The woman is out $187 after making purchases from her checking account from money she did not have.

She received another check Thursday with a note with similar instructions.

The envelope that accompanied the check on n Thursday had a return address for Salina Supply at 302 N. Santa Fe.

Sweeney said scammers will place the address of a local business to make the scam look legitimate.