Phone Scams & Congressman Welch

[Chris Santee]

On 1-24-13, Vermont State Police were advised of a phone scam. The complainant, who resides in Waterbury, Vermont, advised that he received a call today from a Male subject, who spoke broken English advising him that he had won a new car, $2,000,000 dollars, $150,000 cash and a prize worth around $2,000 and that they would drop the car off to him today at his residence. 

The complainant also advised that after they told what he had won, they asked him for his banking account and checking account number and to provide them with $850.00 worth of Green Dot Money Pack Walmart cards as part of a processing fee.

The Vermont State Police are warning the public to watch out for these “too good to be true” type of calls. These types of phone scams usually target elderly people, but should anyone receive this type of phone call or any similar type of phone call, people should not give out any personal information to include name, date of birth, account numbers to the caller and should report the activity to their local Police Department or State Police Barracks.


Welch to announce legislation to protect Vermont seniors from phone scams
BURLINGTON, Vt. – With Vermont seniors being cheated out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in recent months from a Jamaican phone scam, Rep. Peter Welch on Monday will announce legislation to put a federal watchdog on the beat to crack down on such scams and protect seniors around the country.

At a press conference to detail his efforts, Welch will be joined by an advocate speaking on behalf of phone scam victims, FairPoint Communications President Mike Smith, Vermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell, and a representative from AARP.

The press conference will begin at 11 a.m. at the Champlain Senior Center in Burlington.

[rod anode]

you didnt hear welch is behind all this stuff so he can get some pubicity ,this man needs to go away and never come back

[Thor]

Ed,

      Perhaps we should put a federal watchdog on Welch, as he is just as responsible for taking money from seniors, middle aged and younger folks as well, simply by his continued support of policies that continuously devalue our dollar, regardless of where it is.... in the bank, in the market, in your wallet or under your mattress.