Scammers

Telephone and internet scammers can hit anyone, anytime, anywhere. They tend to prey on the elderly, but their not too picky, they’ll cheat anyone willing to fall for their scam. One of the more popular phone scams has the caller identifying themselves as a favorite grandson or granddaughter; the unsuspecting callee jumps in with the favorite’s name and the scammer then asks for money to be wired to them. Sadly this scam has worked numerous times and wiped out savings accounts in the process. An internet scam that involves the buying or selling of farm machinery is becoming quite popular in rural areas. These scams will impersonate a reputable company by falsely displaying a company’s name, logo or trademark. Their goal is to deceive you into giving them personal information such as your social security, bank account or credit card numbers. They have even been brazen enough to ask for user names and passwords to accounts. Remember; do not give out any personal information over the phone, ever! If you do find yourself on the receiving end of one of these calls or e-mails just hang up or hit the delete button.