The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about a recently reported scam. Officials say a person received a letter that claimed to be from Cigna Dental/Health & Life Insurance. The letter said the woman had won a sweepstakes, and included a check, along with a request for the recipient to put the check in her bank account, and send funds back to the sweepstakes to cover the cost of fees.

The Sheriff’s Office says while Cigna is the name of a valid company, the letter is a scam. They remind you that when a company asks YOU to send THEM money in order to receive money, it’s always a scam.