Woman Receives Scam Calls

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After 88-year-old Ruth Ferguson’s doctor told her she needed a medical device to alleviate leg pain, scam calls started. Ferguson said a woman who impersonated a CVS pharmacy wanted to sell her a leg brace. Another caller claiming to represent Medicare said he could provide a cancer-detecting device. Watch and read a story from FOX 13.

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