A scam call from a man claiming to represent Western Union ended up costing Walgreens, 776 Jeffco Blvd., in Arnold more than $800. The incident happened March 9, Arnold Police reported.
At 9:36 p.m., the employee took a call from a man who claimed to work in technical support for Western Union. He told her the company needed to restart the system and had her enter a transfer code that sent $801.10 to an unknown location, the report said.
The employee determined the call was a scam after sending the funds and reporting it to the police. As of March 14, the funds had not been recovered and there were no suspects, Lt. Clinton Wooldridge said.
The case was turned over to the FBI, he said.