Scam
The Powell Police Department is warning Park County residents of the latest phone scam. Once again, a caller with nefarious intentions is posing as a law enforcement officer to get people to part with their money. On Tuesday, May 9, a Powell business received a call from a male who identified themself as the Lieutenant…
Wyoming now joins a coalition of states determined to keep citizens safe from scams by finding and punishing the entities behind the recent wave of fraudulent phone calls. Wyoming Attorney General Bridget Hill announced today that the State of Wyoming is joining a nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force of 47 states to investigate and take…
A scam has reappeared in northwest Wyoming, where a caller poses as a Park County Sheriff’s employee and asks for money or gift cards to avoid arrest, using the Sheriff’s Office’s actual phone number. The Park County Sheriff’s Office took to Facebook to confirm their Communications Center has received several complaints about the same call…
Another scammer is calling Cody residents as the City of Cody, threatening utility cutoff and demanding payment for overdue utility bills that don’t exist. Cody residents are reporting phone calls from “the City of Cody.” During the call, residents are told they have a past-due bill, and if it isn’t paid, their utilities will be…
Scammers in Park County are getting more sophisticated, calling residents with the name and phone number of various Park County Sheriff’s Office employees. On Thursday, Feb. 3, an urgent message was released by the Park County Sheriff’s Office. More county residents are reporting fraudulent calls – but these have a more “personal touch.” Residents are…
Another scam may be circulating in Park County, threatening and coercing money from Black Hills Energy customers by targeting their winter energy bills. Black Hills Energy has been receiving reports from customers regarding attempted scam calls. While the scammers are making the typical threats and requests, they’re targeting something extremely important to all Park County…
Scammers are using Instagram and the persona of Cody Mayor Matt Hall as their latest way to convince residents to relinquish their personal information. The City of Cody has dispatched a warning to locals – beware of “the mayor” on Instagram. Or, at least, beware of the scammer posing as the mayor, trying to get…
There’s another phone scam that could soon plague Wyoming, is already plaguing Colorado, and is nefarious enough to have the attention of the F.B.I. The F.B.I. Denver Division is warning Colorado and Wyoming residents about a phone scam where people pose as local law enforcement officials and call potential victims regarding outstanding warrants or fines,…
Park County law enforcement wants to ensure no residents are scammed by scammers, so they’ve created a handy guide to “stop the scams.” Many different scams have been popping up in Park County over the last year. Scammers have been posing as anything from contact tracers, cities threatening utility cutoffs and law enforcement threatening arrest…
Park County residents deal with phone scammers posing as city employees, threatening citizens to immediately give up their cash or lose their water and power. Several Park County residents are reporting fraudulent phone calls. But, unlike the ongoing purge of spam calls, these scam calls seem real enough to have gotten the attention of local…