by Randy Picking ~ Salina Post

A Salina woman has fallen victim to a theft by deception.

The 74-year-old woman received a letter on July 2nd from a Coast Capital Financial Services of Los Angeles, saying she had won $245,000.

Enclosed in the letter was a check for $4,685 for processing fees. The letter told the woman to cash the check and wire the money to two people in Ireland, which she did.

One wire was for $1,915 and the second was for $1,950.

The woman contacted police when her bank said the check she had received was a fake.

Total loss is $3,865.