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Phone scam threat looms large over Montana

Telephone con artists are making rounds in Montana. Numerous complaints have been received by Cascade County Sheriff’s Office in which people have lost their money by being the worst victims as now threat looms at large.

Phone fraudsters are playing different dirty tricks to target the innocent people in Montana .It is revealed crooks are using false tactics like calling any person and pretending to be it’s relative or friend.

The person mentions they are in trouble right now as they have being arrested and requests to wire money mostly through western union or even through online banking or credit card.

On other note most of the time such frauds are also appearing in the face of elderly or grand parent where crooks used someone’s Facebook identity to ask their online friends for money via the Facebook chat tool.

In such case scam artists pretend to be relative or friend and claimed to be robbed or stuck in another country thus conning seniors.

Taking strict note of such crime Montana Attorney General’s office has issued various measures to fight against such frauds.

The agency offers tips and guidelines like people should avoid giving personal and financial information on phone or over internet, even they should avoid wiring money to unknown. They should also notify any such fraud activities to local law enforcement agency.

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