Battle Creek Police say local residents are losing thousands to a very convincing new phone scam.

Man, I really hate writing about people in West Michigan getting scammed, but there are some jerks out there are trying to steal your hard-earned money.

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If you live in West Michigan, you need to look out for a new phone scam that’s going around right now.

The Battle Creek Police Department just put out a scam warning after people in the area have already been scammed out of more than $20,000 by these crooks.

Here is what police say is happening, and what you need to look out for so you don’t get ripped off too.

How The Scam Works

The scammers call people up and pretend to be deputies from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office…

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