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"Phony Phoners: Hanging Up on Telephone Scams"

From: WFHB
Series: Bloomington Beware!
Length: 05:00

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Ring ring who's there? It's a scam! Correspondent Rich Fish tells you how to hang up on phone-based swindles. Read the full description.

Badge-wo-tagline_small Ring ring who's there?  It's a scam!
Correspondent Rich Fish tells you how to hang up on phone-based swindles. That's "Phony Phoners" on this week's edition of our consumer watchdog segment Bloomington Beware!

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Ring ring who's there?  It's a scam!
Correspondent Rich Fish tells you how to hang up on phone-based swindles. That's "Phony Phoners" on this week's edition of our consumer watchdog segment Bloomington Beware!

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