For those familiar with the assurance “The check is in the mail,” when it arrives, you may not want to cash it.

The Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office has recently received reports about what some residents are calling a scam, and residents who have fallen for what was supposed to be a no-stringsattached windfall want to warn their neighbors.

The ploy starts with marketing material for burial information arriving in mailboxes, accompanied by a check for $10, with assurances that it’s legitimate, free money.

Just endorse the check and you’re $10 richer.

But at least one Akins resident found that cashing the check soon results in a home visit from a sales representative determined to seal the deal.

When the resident declined to sit down with the representative to discuss further burial details, what started out as a pleasant greeting quickly became a hostile obligation to hear the sales pitch.

That’s when law enforcement was summoned.

The Akins resident who reported the “catch” for the free money advises anyone who receives the mailer not to accept the $10, unless they want a sales visit to their home.