Scammers duping local residents
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January 14, 2014 |
By Mike Meier
Boundary County Public Information
Scammers have struck Boundary County posing as
the Publisher Clearing House seeking local
winners, and several residents within our County
have been taken in by this latest ploy to remove
you of your money.
The plot starts with a phone call from a very
professional sounding person professing to be
from Publishers Clearing House and the
conversation drifts in a direction where you do
not want to go.
These people use very professional interview
tactics and are very skilled at their trade.
Publishers Clearing House never contacts winners
by telephone. Almost all phone calls from
someone claiming you are a winner is a hoax,
aimed only at stealing from you. They can sound
so real it must be true, or at least we hope it
is.
If you receive any call from a distant relative
or sweepstakes organization, be very cautious of
what you tell them and believe. Report all
internet and phone fakes to
www.ic3.gov/default.aspx so every effort can
be made to catch these thieves. Also report any
attempts to steal to you local authorities so we
can get the word out.
We live in tough times with all kinds of people
out to take our money. Remember the old saying;
“If it sounds to be good to be true” really
applies in this age of computers and the
information highway. |
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