Scams of all kinds are rampant around the country and the Uintah Basin is no exception. Most recently, scammers posing as Dish Network representatives are calling and asking for personal information. Uintah County’s Joann Winn was among those hit with a call informing her she needed to perform an update on her Dish Network receiver. After giving the caller some information, she felt suspicious and made a phone call to the Dish Network Customer Service line. She was informed that the caller was not from Dish Network and that Dish Network never contacts its customers and asks for personal information like her social security number, as had happened in this case. Dish Network confirmed that scams have been going on and that they never recommend customers give out information over the phone. If they receive a phone call from a scammer, they are invited to report it to the Dish Network Fraud Department by calling
1-800-333-3474
.
