Lexington Police prevent overnight business scam at Qdoba

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -A Lexington business was almost scammed out of more than $1,000.

According to Lexington Police, an employee at Qdoba Mexican Grill on Avenue of Champions got a call from someone posing as corporate management, asking them to send them money from the store through a money transfer.

They say the scammer told the employee to send the money from a nearby Walmart.

Police say other employees called to make them aware and officers were able to stop the employee before the money could be sent.

Police say they only have a phone number and believe the scammer’s location could be out of state or even out of the country.