The Indiana Department of Transportation said U.S. 24 closed four miles west of Fort Wayne.Kosciusko County detectives are warning residents to be on the lookout for two potential scams.
One of the recent ones involves college-aged students, primarily woman, who go door to door saying they are selling magazine subscriptions to gain "points."
They might use a company name of "Miami Dream Team Inc.," located in Kittredge, Colo. Police said the company is apparently fictitious.
Kosciusko County residents have been scammed, the department said, and there is little possibility of restitution or arrest.
A second kind of scam involves a process of providing check for a large amount of money in exchange for a victim cashing it and keeping a large portion. The victim cashes the check, only to find later that it is fraudulent.
The sheriff's department said these kinds of cases are virtually unsolvable from a law enforcement standpoint, so members of the public should avoid such "free money" offers.
Before conducting a transaction, the department said several places on the Internet can help identify scams:
