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Wymore Resident / Attempted Theft By Deception

DATE & TIME: 10-16-2017 @ 1536      

LOCATION: Wymore, Nebraska

OFFENSE: Attempted Theft By Deception

CASE #: 2017-5705

A Wymore resident called the Gage County Sheriff’s Office and spoke with an investigator, reporting that an unidentified company had been calling her several times that day requesting money or they would “contact the sheriff” to have her arrested. She told the investigator she had recently been the victim of identity theft involving several cards and suspected immediately that this was another attempt to defraud her.

She stated she had not given out any personal, confidential, or financial information to this caller and did not believe she had lost any money. The investigator advised her to contact her bank and to check the status of her accounts and current credit cards. Since she received the call on her land line telephone, the investigator also advised her to contact her telephone provider and have them block the telephone number that called her. The Wymore Police Department was also advised of the report to the sheriff’s office.

The Gage County Sheriff’s Office urges residents to use caution when dealing with persons on the telephone, via the Internet, or through the mail, when demands are made for money or payment. Anyone who suspects they have received a call involving fraud are urged to contact their local police department or contact the Gage County Sheriff’s Office and ask to speak with an investigator.

Sheriff Millard “Gus” Gustafson #903

Investigator T. Hanson #90310