LOSING THEIR MONEY AT THE HANDS OF SCAMMERS THAT WAS ALMOST THE CASE FOR ONE VERMONTER - UNTIL HIS BANK SAW AN UNUSAL WITHDRAW OF 27 THOUSAND DOLLARS AND A BIZZARE CONVERSATION THEY CALLED POLICE. BUT LUCKILY POLICE INTERCEPTED RIGHT BEFORE THE PERSON TRANSFERRED ALL THAT MONEY ONTO GIFT- CARDS AT WALMART. NOW A DAYS SPOOFING A CALL IS SO EASY. THEIR ARE PLENTY OF APPS THAT ALLOW SOMEONE TO PRETEND THEY ARE SOMEONE ELSE AND CALL YOUR PHONE RACHEL FELDMAN WORKS FOR THE VERMONT STATE EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION--THE COMPANY WHO ALERTED THE POLICE ABOUT THE TRANSACTION THAT ALMOST COST THEIR COSTUMER-- HER BIGGEST PEICE OF ADVICE FOR IDENTIFYING A BOGUS CALL. WE'RE TOLD THIS TYPE OF FRAUD IS USUALLY ON THE UPTICK I THE SUMMER AND AROUND TAX SEASON. BUT REALLY THIS CAN HAPPEN ALL YEAR AROUND SO IF YOU DO GET A SUSPICIOUS CALL ASKING YOU FOR MONEY SIMPLY DON'T SEND IT. LIVE IN WILLISTON ZURI HOFFMAN NBC 5 NEWS. NEWSCHANNEL 5 TRANS