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Police Alert Public to Banking Computer/Cellphone Scam
FRAUDULENT TEXT MESSAGES ARE BEING SENT TO RESIDENTS A recent scam has been circulating around the community of Lamar. The scam includes receiving a text message from “Compass Bank” with a number to call. When a person calls, they are asked to press “1” to renew their debit card. After this the person is asked […]
Russ Baldwin | May 09, 2013 | Comments 0
Police Warn of Phone Scam for ‘Get Out of Jail’ Payments
Arrest Warrant Scam Lamar/Prowers County residents are being warned of a phone scam that offers to get an arrest warrant dropped by paying a monetary amount by phone. The scam operators rely on intimidation to get people to pay. Other states are reporting some scammers contact would-be victims by text message, claiming to be from […]
Russ Baldwin | Jul 12, 2012 | Comments 0