What you need to know about phone scams

By Evan Dawson,

Megan Mack

Published September 8, 2023 at 2:27 PM EDT

(foreground) Max Irwin, and (background) Elizabeth Murray and Brendan Hurley on "Connections" — (foreground) Max Irwin, and (background) Elizabeth Murray and Brendan Hurley on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Friday, September 8, 2023

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We’ve been hearing about phone scams happening in the community. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is tracking them. Some scams involve the use of AI. What do community members need to know, and how can you identify that something is a scam?

Our guests walk us through it:

Deputy Brendan Hurley, public information officer for the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office
Elizabeth Murray, local pediatrician who recorded a phone scam
Max Irwin, founder of Max.io

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Evan Dawson

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.

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Megan Mack

Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.

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