Amherst Police: Don't send checks for free documents
Police warn of woman found in Chicopee Canal social post
The police department states that people in town are getting letters telling them to send a check to a UPS office in Cambridge to get copies of important documents, like the deed to their home.
Those who fall victim to the scheme risk giving out private information, such as banking details. Those documents are free, and you can get them at the registry of deeds for free or at the registry of deeds website.
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