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(KNZA)--Authorities are warning the public of a new scam circulating in the local area.
Brown County Sheriff John Merchant told MSC News several residents have reported receiving telephone calls from someone claiming to represent President-Elect Donald Trump. The scammer then tries to collect money from residents for the falsified reason of providing funding to Trump.
Residents reported the callers were pleasant, convincing and professional. Merchant said one man even reported the caller asked if he had voted for Trump. When he indicated he had, the conversation turned to a donation for Trump to keep ‘things going in the right direction,’ the caller had said.
Nobody who reported the scam gave money, but simply hung up.
Merchant tells residents this is a scam and reminds everyone to never to give personal information over the phone.
He said anyone who reports scams like this are appreciated so his office can inform the public.
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