(Radio Iowa) - Sioux City police say there's been an increase in reports of scams involving online threats, and some people have fallen for them.
Sergeant Tom Gill says they've had at least ten reports in the last several weeks and he says that means that number is probably well above ten, because most people don't report it. Gill says anytime you get a phone call from somebody wanting you to give money over the phone or wire it through Western Union or put it on iTunes cards, it's 100 percent a scam and you shouldn't fall for it.
Many scams are targeted at older people, but Gill says they are also now targeting young people as well on various apps. Gill says report it even if you fall for the scam, because it may help prevent someone else from being a victim.