The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office is warning citizens about a telephone scam making the rounds. Detective Dick Blust, Jr. says that county residents are receiving calls informing them that they have been selected by the United States government to receive a $6,700 grant or “free money” that they need not pay back.
According to Blust, the callers attempt to make their information sound credible by providing a callback telephone number and a “confirmation number” for the phony grant.
Blust says that you will never be legitimately contacted through an unsolicited call and told you’ve been awarded a grant. The best rule to remember is that if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
According to Blust, the callers attempt to make their information sound credible by providing a callback telephone number and a “confirmation number” for the phony grant.
Blust says that you will never be legitimately contacted through an unsolicited call and told you’ve been awarded a grant. The best rule to remember is that if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
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