SYLVA, N.C. (WLOS) – A police department in Western North Carolina has a warning for some festival-goers. The Sylva Police Department say a scammer has been contacting people under the false pretense of selling a vendor spot at the upcoming Greening Up the Mountains festival in April, or supplies such as chairs and equipment, and tells the vicitm to make a payment through mobile phone apps such as, Venmo or Cash App.. Anyone who may be a victim of this con is urged to report it to police.
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