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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 LOCAL NEWS Like a good neighbor State Farm is there ... but not at my number crossed and their office calls were being routed to my cell phone. Although their slogan says, “Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there” — it’s not at this number. He asked what my phone number was. Due to all the scammers, I didn’t feel comfortable telling him. He said he understood, but again said who he was and described where his office was locat- ed, including businesses that are nearby. Then another call came in — a female this time. She asked if I was State Farm. I told her no and let her know they were having problems with their phone lines. Then, the guy, who was in the background, spoke up. It seems they were still trying to test their phone. By this time, Eastern Oregon Telecom had identified what number it appeared they were forwarding calls to and the State Farm agent wanted to confirm if that was my number. I hesitated. I’ve heard all kinds of scammer tricks, including how they will record you saying, “Yes,” and then use it to make money transfers or open accounts. Trying to ascertain if he truly was in Hermiston — I would have driven down to the State Farm office but I was in Lincoln City — I decided to play Hermiston trivia. You know, ask ques- tions that a local would readily know. I said, “Who is the mayor of Hermis- ton?” Ding, ding, ding, he got it right by saying Dave Drotzmann. Then I asked which former mayor died I get so tired of the continuous calls from telemarketers and the incredibly annoying, “This is your last chance regarding renewal of your car warranty.” If only. Seriously, do they really think after they’ve pes- tered me for the umpteenth time that I’m Tammy Malgesini finally going INSIDE MY SHOES to give in? I did get a short reprieve when I lied, saying I no longer owned said vehicle. With all the robocalls and telephone scams I have a tendency to ig- nore calls from numbers I don’t recognize. I used to readily answer calls from local numbers. However, it seems scammers are spoofing people by disguis- ing their number — often making it look like it’s a local phone number. When John and I got rid of our landline, we still wanted a “home phone.” We got an additional cell phone with an unlisted number, which we’ve giv- en out to very few people. So, imagine my surprise when it began ringing off the hook one morning last week. After the third call, I finally answered. The gentleman asked if this was State Farm. I said no and hung up. The next call went the same way. Then the fifth call was from a dude that identified himself as a State Farm agent in Hermiston. He indicated Eastern Oregon Telecom got some wires recently. He said he wasn’t so sure and then replied, “Bob of Bob’s Red Apple,” referring to Bob Sever- son. Although the correct answer is “Who is Frank Harkenrider?,” a scammer certainly couldn’t have known the connection with Mayor Bob. I called Eastern Oregon Telecom and they finally got things figured out. Oh, and I do have a couple of phone messages for Jesse at State Farm. ——— Tammy Malgesini is the community editor. Her column, Inside my Shoes, includes general musings about life. Contact her at tmalgesini@eastoregonian. HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A9 State police question Morrow County deputy after shooting By PHIL WRIGHT STAFF WRITER Morrow County District Attorney Justin Nelson said the sheriff’s deputy who shot a man early Friday is about to undergo two days of police interviews. Nelson also said reveal- ing the deputy’s identity would wait until the inves- tigation is complete. The shooting occurred after the deputy stopped Fri- day at about 1:50 a.m. for a disabled vehicle on the west- bound side of Interstate 84 near exit 164 for Boardman, according to Oregon State Police, the lead agency in- vestigating the shooting. The deputy encountered Efren Hurtado Jr., 26, of Board- man, who had a firearm, ac- cording to police. State police have not specified if the two ex- changed gunfire or if the deputy was the only shoot- er. Nelson said Oregon State Police detective Mi- chael Wolf out of the Pend- leton office is heading up the investigation, “His next step is to in- terview the deputy,” Nelson said. “The plan for the next two days is for him to be in- terviewed.” Wolf reviewed the dep- uty’s body camera footage from the shooting, Nelson said, and he likely has to interview officers that re- sponded to the shooting and watch their body cam foot- age as well. 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