Telephone scams are at an all time high here in Missoula, what with the guy who told KC he won 2 million dollars and the guy who invited our news guy to shove an umbrella where the sun don't shine.

A scam out of Florida has hit the residents of Butte. Sadly, one woman fell for it. A seller called and offered to send her a pet monkey for $140. The Butte woman obliged and sent a MoneyGram to Florida, but her monkey never arrived.

She was able to reach the seller who asked her to send $400 more, and that is when she suspected it was a scam and contacted the authorities.

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