The Seymour Police Department is warning about a new scam in the area that appears to be personalized with information from tax records. According to the department, people in the community are receiving fraudulent checks in the mail that claim to be related to delinquent property taxes.

Police are urging you not to try to cash the checks. The police suggest that you will never have to pay money to receive money and that you should not try to cash a check you were not expecting without confirming that it is legitimate.

For more information or to report the scam, you can contact the Seymour Police Department at (812)-522-1234 or check out their Facebook page.