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How NOT to get scammed!

KVNF's Senior Reporter Lisa Young interviews Mariah Emond, Delta Area Chamber, about scams in our area and how to protect yourself
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KVNF's Senior Reporter Lisa Young interviews Mariah Emond, Delta Area Chamber, about scams in our area and how to protect yourself

Scams are on the rise. Learn how NOT to fall victim

KVNF's Senior Reporter Lisa Young recently interviewed Mariah Emond, Delta Area Chamber of Commerce, about the rise of scams in our area.

The Delta Area Chamber in collaboration with Delta County Libraries held a presentation last month called "How NOT to get scammed." The event gathered together area experts on the subject including Delta Police Chief Luke Fedler.

Join us to find out what scams are here, how scammers operate and what you can do to protect yourself. Also, check out Local Motion: Local Motion: Hook, Line, and Heartbreak: Fraud on the Western Slope (Part 1) with Brody Wilson. Part 2 of this informative series on fraud is scheduled to air soon on KVNF!

Lisa was born in Texas but grew up on a small farm in Olathe, Colorado and considers herself a “Colorado native after six years of age.” Lisa has nine years experience in news reporting. She began her career as a News Director for a small radio station on Colorado's Eastern Plains. Following her initial radio career, Lisa worked as a staff reporter for The Journal Advocate and South Platte Sentinel in Sterling, Colorado and then returned to the Western Slope as staff reporter for the Delta County Independent.