Investigative work involving the U.S. Postal Service and Barnegat Police Department helped prevent a resident of being scammed out of $95,000.

According to police, on Nov. 2, the resident reported to Patrolman Devon Boyle that he believed he had been scammed out of $95,000. The resident explained that on Oct. 30, while using his computer, a pop-up message claimed the device was infected with malware and urged him to call a phone number.