The Communication Center at the Ponca City Police Department has recently seen an increase in citizens reporting possible scams.

The most common one involves a caller identifying themselves with Publisher’s Clearing House. The caller asks the resident to make a bank withdraw of $1,000, purchase a cashier’s check and mail it to a post office box in Nevada.

“First of all, if you didn’t enter a contest, you aren’t going to win” says Patrol Division Lieutenant Jason Filtz. Secondly he says “If you win a legitimate contest, you won’t be asked to pre-pay.”

An important rule to follow, Filtz says, is “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.”