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BRIEF: Police in Butler County issue warning against phone scamMar 10, 2009 (The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- State police issued a warning Monday about a phone scam after several residents in Butler County received phone calls in recent days from an agency identifying itself as Farmer's National Bank and asking for personal information such as bank account and credit card numbers. The callers identify themselves as Farmer's National Bank representatives and say there is trouble with the accounts of those who receive the calls. Troopers said the scam is being operated by unknown persons utilizing an automated phone system to fish for information about an individual's bank accounts. Police advise anyone who receives such a call to hang up and to monitor their bank and credit card accounts. To see more of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/. Copyright (c) 2009, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For reprints, email [email protected], call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 303, Glenview, IL 60025, USA. |