SEELEY LAKE –Seeley Lake residents have been the target of a phone scam with the caller and number posing as DISH network. DISH Network advises customers to not give out their account number, last name, pin number or credit card number over the phone. Instead, hang up, block the number and call DISH directly and report the call to their fraud department.
Seeley Lake resident Rick Derry said three different times during the week of March 10 he received fraudulent calls from someone posing as a representative from DISH. His caller ID showed the call was from 1-800-333-3434, Dish Network’s number.
The caller had an Asian accent. Derry was told that DISH wanted to upgrade his equipment and arrange an appointment. The caller continued asking Derry to verify his credit card number and other personal information. In another incident, Derry said the caller asked who pays the bill in the family and asked for their name.
Derry said he spoke with an older friend in the community who also received a call from “DISH Network.” Derry’s friend reached out to him for advice before providing any information to the caller.
“DISH is aware that the number they use is being spoofed,” said Derry. “Even if the number [appears to be] from DISH, it is not them.”
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