Sponsorship Scam Targets Geneva Businesses

GENEVA, IL - Geneva officials are warning the community about a scam involving a company that goes by the name Touch Down Sports.

Authorities on Monday said officials with Geneva Community School District 304 and the Geneva Police Department have learned the company has been contacting local businesses to solicit sponsorships on behalf of Geneva Community High School, according to a news release.

The company claims that specific coaches asked them to contact the business for a sponsorship and then asks the business to provide credit card information. Authorities said Geneva Community High School is in no way affiliated with Touch Down Sports and has not authorized it to pursue sponsors.

"By all accounts, Touch Down Sports is working a scam," according to the city of Geneva news release. "Please do not share your credit card information with this company."

The Geneva Police Department has placed calls to Touch Down Sports to cease all activities on behalf of the high school.

Similar scams have been reported in other communities, including Ankeny, Iowa, and Urbandale, Iowa.

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