Funeral scam strikes Graves County

The Graves County Sheriff's Office said Thursday scammers apparently have been watching local obituaries, then contacting next of kin stating that the funeral home is requiring an "insurance payment" be made over the phone pertaining to the funeral bill.

The callers might even use local funeral director's names. There has been a reported occurrence of this happening in Mayfield, as well as Paducah.

A representative of Brown's Funeral Home in Mayfield stated that a funeral home would never make such a call, and would never ask for any sort of payment in that manner.

If you receive a call of this nature, contact your local law enforcement agency.