Columbus City Police are suggesting that if you want to avoid becoming a victim of a scam, that you might want to listen in on a webinar being put on next week by the Federal Trade Commission.
The free event will start at 2 p.m. on Thursday afternoon and officials will talk about the top scams in Indiana, how you can avoid or recover from identity theft and some tips on how to avoid the newest scams.
The Columbus police say that they receive daily reports of scams going on in our community. They offer a few quick tips such as never giving out personal information to an unsolicited caller and to realize that legitimate businesses or government agencies will never ask that you pay a bill with prepaid gift cards or a money wire.