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Local family business loses $18,000 to fraudulent checks, owner warns others

The owner of Gyro Grill restaurant said he lost about $18,000 due to a fraudulent check scam. It’s a huge impact for this local business and now the owner hopes this doesn't happen to others. Mike Barakat is the owner of Gyro Grill in Kenosha and has always paid drivers and vendors with checks. Until someone forged multiple checks from his business. “Within seconds, the money is gone," Barakat said. “You know there’s scams and you’re trying to avoid it as much as you can and when something like this comes sneaking from behind you is like 'wow.'” Mike saw large amounts of money were missing from his bank account and noticed that someone was cashing the fraudulent checks in Minnesota. This person drained nearly $18,000 out of Mike's account. “As a business owner, I get up every day at 6:30 a.m. and go home at 9 p.m., so [I'm] here 12 or 13 hours," Barakat said. "What did I do to deserve this?” Read more here: https://www.tmj4.com/news/kenosha-cou... ________________ TMJ4 News in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is your source for local breaking news, in-depth investigations, the latest weather and traffic, and livestreams on news happening right now. Subscribe to the TMJ4 YouTube channel:    / @tmj4   Watch 24/7 TMJ4 live coverage here: https://www.tmj4.com/live Download the TMJ4 app: https://www.tmj4.com/apps Sign up for the TMJ4 Newsletter: https://www.tmj4.com/newsletters Watch more TMJ4 on YouTube:    / @tmj4   On The Go with James Groh: https://on.tmj4.com/3V1oLvH Milwaukee Tonight: https://on.tmj4.com/3UZroya