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Sheriff Warning Mercer County Residents Of Texting Scam

June 8, 2021 Ty Taylor Western Illinois Today

Mercer County residents being alerted of another scam.  This one via text message.

https://wrmj.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/mercer-text-scam.mp3

That’s Mercer County Sheriff Dusty Terrill. He spoke with WRMJ Tuesday morning.

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