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title: Cheyenne Police Issue Phony Crash Scam Warning
metaTitle: "Cheyenne Police Issue Phony Crash Scam Warning"
slug: cheyenne-police-issue-phony-crash-scam-warning
date: "2017-04-16T14:24:00-05:00"
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sourcePublisher:
  name: KGAB
  url: bit.ly
sourceArticle:
  url: "http://bit.ly/2pyR4Ub"
tags: [Consumer Fraud, Phone Scam]
status: published
---

April 16, 2017

The Cheyenne Police Department is warning people about a phone scam that has been widely reported in the area recently.

According to a release by the department, the scam features someone claiming to be an emergency responder calling people up and saying a family member of the intended victim has been in a crash.

The caller tries to get personal information which is supposedly needed by the hospital...