Wisconsin’s Latest Phone Scam Is More Threatening

Phone scams appear to get more and more threatening. In the Green Bay area, sheriff’s deputies say people are getting phone calls threatening to hurt them or their families, unless they fork up money or gift cards. And the callers say hit men would do them harm if they don’t comply. Brown County deputies say people are calling them about instead of paying the ransom — just as it should be. Deputies say the calls often come from outside the U-S, and the scammers use real looking phone numbers and names on the victims’ Caller I-Ds.