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Beware of telephone scams

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DANE COUNTY (WKOW) -- Dane County officials are reminding its citizens about potential telephone scams targeting the elderly.

The Dane County Sheriff's Office says a deputy responded to the home of an 87-year-old fraud victim in the town of Westport on Tuesday.

The woman told authorities a person called her claiming to be helping her grandson, who was in trouble and needed money. The caller then had the woman send $3,900 to an address overseas.

Officials ask that you talk to anyone who could potentially be a victim to this kind of fraud, and caution them to check with family or law enforcement before responding to such claims.

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