Montana has several talented musicians, however, it also seems we have several people pretending to be talented musicians in order to make money. Is this a scam?
You've seen them, right? Nationally based pages and groups trying to appear as local Bozeman experts. People that actually live here aren't having it and have not been shy about their comments.
In addition to the Bozeman Police Department issuing a Scam Alert on Facebook, the Gallatin County Sheriffs Office stated on Facebook that they have received numerous calls regarding scams.
The Internal Revenue Service released a warning on Monday about what they are calling a "Tax Transcript" scam in which they warned the public about a surge of fraudulent emails impersonating the IRS.
The Gallatin County Sheriff's Office is taking calls about scammers using a dispatch phone number to call people.
The scammers appear to be conducting an identity theft investigation and ask victims to verify their personal information.
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