PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - Paducah police are asking for the public’s help identifying three men suspected of stealing debit card numbers from ATMs.

Det. Chris Baxter said the three suspects got the debit card numbers from local bank ATMs and used those account numbers to withdraw cash and make purchases at several area stores.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Paducah Police Department at 270/444-8550 or Crime Stoppers at 443-TELL. Tipsters also may text their tips to “CRIMES” (274637) by entering “KyTips” followed by their information, or by visiting the Crime Stoppers website at westkycrimestoppers.info.

Police say information leading to an arrest or indictment may result in a reward of up to $1,000.

PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - The Paducah Police Department says several "scams" are operating in the area.

Police say one woman told them she has received two telephone calls in less than a week, in which she was told she has won large sums of money from a contest her husband entered. The woman told the police she has been widowed for 10 years.

According to police the second caller told the woman her husband had won money, but that she needed to buy and send to them a gift card to help pay a processing fee.

In the third scam, police say a man received a check for $4,685 from a corporation in Schenectady, New York, along with a letter telling him he is a prize winner in an international sweepstakes.

Residents are reminded to be extremely careful when dealing with such contacts, and to provide no personal information or money up front.

Police say residents should keep in mind, if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - Paducah Police say an employee thwarted a possible robbery Monday afternoon at a south side Paducah business.

Paducah police were called at 4:30 p.m. Monday to a report of a robbery in progress at Easy Money Shoppe, 2801 Irvin Cobb Drive. When officers arrived, they say the store manager told them her co-worker had spotted a man coming around the side of the building, wearing a hoodie with a bandana covering part of his face, so she locked the front doors.

Police say the man tried several times to open the door, then ran back around to the side of the business.

They say the man was described as thin, wearing a black or blue hoodie and dark glasses, with a blue bandana covering the lower half of his face. He wore brown gloves. The employees said his skin was not visible, so it is unknown whether he was black or white.

The man is being sought for questioning, according to Det. Sgt. Brian Laird.