SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Sioux Falls Police turned the tables on a scammer claiming to be a utility disconnect service for customers behind in payments.
Captain Greg Vandekamp returned the call left on a potential victim’s voice mail and was told to pay his bill with MoneyPak, giving code numbers over the phone.
Vandekamp says he came up with every excuse he could think of to explain to the scammers why he couldn't pay his ficticious bill. He said for every excuse he made the more aggresive they became finally hanging up after realizing they were being played.
Vandekamp says utilities don’t request payments with MoneyPak orders. He says since the calls orginate out-of-country they are impossible to locate.