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NCSO: Woman loses $600 after scammer poses as Federal Trade Commission agent

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CASPER, Wyo. — Here are some details on a few of the calls taken by the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office over the weekend. Information was provided by NCSO spokesperson Kiera Hett in a meeting with Oil City News on Monday morning.Fraud — Saturday, March 29A woman in her 70s called to report a fraud. She had received an email appearing to be a $600 bill from Norton AntiVirus software, which the woman said she’d never signed up for. She called and…

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NCSO: Woman loses $600 after scammer poses as Federal Trade Commission agent

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