Madison police are currently investigating two telephone scams that caused two Madison women to lose more than $400 each Thursday, according to Madison Police Department reports.
The 22-year-old woman received a phone call from a man claiming to be an IRS agent. The caller informed the woman she owed $35,000 to the government and threatened her with arrest unless she transfer money to a Green Dot prepaid credit card.
The woman complied, and she only recognized the fraudulent nature of the call after losing $400.
On the same day, a 66-year-old woman received a phone call from a supposed member of the Dane County Sheriff’s Office. The male caller said a warrant was out for the woman’s arrest upon failing to register for grand jury duty.
The caller demanded the woman put money in a Green Dot credit card, and the woman lost $500 before realizing the call was a scam.
