Local law enforcement agencies are warning people to be alert to a variety of scams reported recently - from a pair of thieves tricking businesses into giving up valuable scrap metal to fake lottery letters bilking citizens through the mail.

Here are some of the con games going on around the Sauk Valley:

Scrap-metal con

Two dark-complected white men have conned workers at at least two businesses - one in Amboy and the other near Rock Falls - into believing they have official permission to collect scrap metal, Detective Shane Miller said. The suspects stole thousands of dollars worth of metal and could be responsible for thefts of more than $100,000 in copper, brass and other metals in similar schemes in towns stretching from Mendota to Elgin to Woodstock, Miller said.

The men are believed to drive a silver or dark green pickup truck with dual wheels on the back, Miller said.

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