Officials with Wichita Festivals, Inc said Friday that the annual Riverfest event is the victim of a scam that resulted in the loss of about $4,000 worth of admission buttons.
Riverfest organizers said they were contacted by three groups in April and May, claiming they represented two businesses and they wanted to buy buttons for their employees. They purchased 435 buttons using stolen personal checks that had been “washed” to alter the amounts written on the checks.
Police are investigating, and it’s believed the groups stole the buttons in order to resell them. Riverfest organizers say it’s important to buy buttons from the official locations, such as Quik Trip stores and the Riverfest office. They say anyone offering buttons through social media or in-person could be connected to the scam.
Riverfest runs from June 3rd to June 11th in downtown Wichita.
