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The annual Cherry Blossom Festival brings dancing, rides and food to Kirby Park

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Wyoming Valley West’s Stanley Zaneski named Times Leader Boys Swimmer of the Year

WILKES-BARRE &#8212; City police say a Sheridan Street woman was scammed via email.According to the police report, the woman stated she took part in a mystery shopper program after receiving an email. The victim received a $2,950 and $3,110 check from a mystery shopper. The victim then deposited the checks and was to buy certain items and finish certain tasks.One of the tasks was to send new cashier checks to a certain person and location. These two amounts were taken from the victim&#8216;s bank account.Both checks were held by her bank and posted as fraudulent roughly a week after the victim cashed them in.

Police warn of email scam