AMMON — Multiple men from Illinois were arrested outside of the Target parking lot entrance in Ammon after residents reported they were scammed and had their credit card information stolen.

According to a news release from the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office, sheriff’s deputies were originally called out to the parking lot of Hobby Lobby after reports came of multiple Black men approaching people in its parking lot.

Those reports stated the men were asking for donations from individuals using Venmo for two separate causes.

The first was for autism awareness, with a photo of a child with a caption stating that the child and his grandmother were shot on their way to school, and seeking donations to pay for funeral costs.

The second was also for another autism awareness initiative, tit

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