scam

A judge sentenced a Michigan man to one year in prison after he scammed two Montana men out of more than $200,000.

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.

According to City of Bozeman officials, there is a robo-call scam hitting the Bozeman area.

The Belgrade Police Department has reported another telephone scam targeting residents in the Gallatin Valley.

The Bozeman Police Department is warning Gallatin Valley residents to avoid a telephone scam currently making the rounds in the area.

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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The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office has received many calls reporting a scam involving pop-up advertisements or articles on the victims' computers.

These callers are intimidating, convincing, and persistent. Please do not respond to their requests.

Beware of calls from a NorthWestern Energy number that are asking for payments on your power bill.