It all unfolded Thursday when Eau Claire police went to a hotel in the city about 90 miles east of the Twin Cities and found the person who was the subject of a missing persons case and learned that person had given money to a man posing as an FBI agent.
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10/14/2024
Man impersonating FBI agent arrested, missing person found in Eau Claire, Wis., in fraud scam
Star Tribune
Police in Eau Claire, Wis., solved two cases at once when they found a person missing out of Anoka County and arrested a suspect who allegedly scammed that person out of $32,000.
The missing person called Eau Claire police after realizing the money transfer was a scam. Officers went to the hotel after getting a description of the suspect from the victim. While on-site talking with hotel staff, the suspect walked into the lobby and police made an arrest, according to Shannon Hoyt with Eau Claire police.
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