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The Monitor - Thursday, August 29, 2013 • Page 5A
People, Places & Events
Phone scams on the rise in lake area
Special to The Monitor
ATHENS-Henderson
County Sheriff Ray Nutt
and his deputies have be-
come increasingly alarmed
about calls coming to nu-
merous residents.
The calls are scams and
happening to “good, hon-
est folks,” Nutt said.
The first scam was in the
Brownsboro area. A resi-
dent received a call from
an untracable 1 -800 num-
ber from a person sound-
ing like a law enforcement
agent. The caller said the
residents were going to be
extradited to the state of
California for identity theft.
The Henderson County
resident told the “officer”
he had never been to Cali-
fornia and hung up the
phone.
The call was immedi-
ately reported to chief
deputy Dan Parker.
The second scam in-
volved a woman in the
Cedar Creek Lake area
who received a call from
her “grandson.” The
scammer began the call by
just saying “Grandma?”
The resident replied “is
this?” and used her
grandson’s name.
At this point the
scammer had the loved
ones name and was able
to portray himself as the
grandson.
The scammer pro-
ceeded to say he was in jail
in a foreign country and
asked for a large amount
of bail money.
The unsuspecting resi-
dent sent cash money.
The scammer then made
a follow up phone call ex-
plaining he needed more
money because he was ill
and needed surgery. More
cash was sent by the resi-
dent.
The sheriff’s department
was notified and some, but
not all, of the money was
recovered.
In the third scam, an
Athens resident was told
by the caller that he had
won a luxury car. The resi-
dent was immediatly sus-
picious of the call because
he had not signed up for a
contest to win a car.
The scammer said the
resident only needed to pay
the taxes on the car that
was being driven from
DFW airport to Athens.
The scammer said the
easiest way to pay the
taxes and show good faith
was to go to the local
Walmart and load a gift
card with the taxes due and
then call back with the
number on the back of the
card.
The Henderson County
Sheriff’s office along with
the local police depart-
ments want to urge all
Henderson County citizens
to not fall victim to these
kinds of scams.
Here are a few tips to
avoid becoming a victim:
• Do not give money or
your Social Security infor-
mation to someone who
says you need to pay to get
yourself out oftrouble with
the law.
• If you receive a call
from a family member ask-
ing for money, call the fam-
Fall horse clinic set
for Sept. 7 in Athens
Special to The Monitor
ATHENS-The
Henderson County Horse
Committee is holding a
Fall Horse Clinic from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday-
Sunday Sept. 7-8, at
Henderson County
Fairpark in Athens.
Events include a Work-
ing Cow Horse, Total
Body Control, Barrel and
Pole Clinic, and a Trail
Clinic. Clinic instruction is
provided by Walter Grider,
Richard Spinks, Ray
Weatheread, and Michelle
and J.D. Coxx.
The Working Cow
Horse Clinic is $25. Stall
and RV Hook-ups are
available for $20 and a bag
of shavings is $8.
The Henderson County
Horse Committee is a
group of 12 volunteers
serving under the Agri-Life
Extension Service. Its mis-
sion is to provide
Henderson County citizens
involved in the equine in-
dustry with educational
clinics and seminars.
Each year the organiza-
tion holds one fundraiser
and uses the proceeds to
promote education at no
charge to the public.
Last year, the commit-
tee:
• presented scholarships
during the Henderson
County Livestock Show.
• purchased 10 new
stalls.
• built an outdoor trail
course at the fairgrounds
available to anyone in the
community wishing to
practice their trail skills.
• provided funds to the
East Texas Young Riders
4-H Drill Team to attend
the State 4-H Horse Show
inAbilene.
• supported the
Henderson County Lead-
ership Advisory' Board and
other equine related activi-
ties in the community.
For more infomiation or
to make reservations for
the fall horse clinic, call
Charlotte Allgood at (903)
288-0043.
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ber you know to be their
contact number and not
the one given to you over
the phone or call another
family member and con-
firm the emergency is real.
Never send cash money
and always ask your
banker or local law en-
forcement agency if you
are doing the right thing.
• Do not give personal
information over the tele-
phone. Only if you have
made the call to a known
business is it okay, but even
then, be careful.
• Be wary of calls say-
ing you’ve won a prize or
large inheritance.
• Watch bank account
and credit billing statements
carefully each month for
unauthorized activity even
in a small amount.
• If you make online pur-
chases, use a credit card
not a debit card. If your
information is hacked this
is a streamline to your
checking account.
• Check your credit
with Equifax, Trans Union
and Experian. For a free
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If you or someone you
know has fallen victim to a
scammer, the Henderson
County Sheriff’s office
urges you to contact your
local law enforcement
agency to make a report.
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