phone scams

The callers typically pretend to be either a Cheyenne Police Officer or a court official.

Just because the voice on the phone sounds like a relative doesn't mean it really is that person.

Never give out personal information such as bank account or credit card information to someone who calls you unexpectedly and uses high-pressure "buy now" sales tactics.

The victim is directed to an extension where a bogus deputy sheriff tries to get them to meet somewhere to take care of the supposed fine.

The scam featured a phony drug trafficking investigation, spoofed phone numbers, and scammers impersonating border patrol agents and the Police Chief of Fort Collins.

The caller poses as a BOPU employee to get credit card information from victims.

Your Social Security number is not about to be suspended, regardless of what the caller may try to tell you.

The calls are a pretext for obtaining your personal information.

This is strange enough so that some people may answer the call out of curiosity.

With many con artists using "spoofing", the calls can appear to originate in Wyoming.