Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Dec 17, 2012) — In light of reports of new reports of scammers operating in the area, Jamestown Police reminds residents to be wary of individuals requesting money sent by wire.

There are local  reports of on line scammers trying to obtain money from individuals by trying to dupe them wiring money due to what the con artist says is illegal usage of the internet.

Another local scam involved a phone call with the individual claiming to be from Microsoft requesting person information, stemming from alleged error messages on their computer.

Jamestown Police reminds residents, never wire money, or give out personal information to someone you don’t know.

Investigate, or call local law enforcement, before acting.