Fruitvale pharmacy warns of phone scam

A Fruitvale business is warning of a scam targeting its customers.

Fruitvale Pharmacy IDA says it has had several reports of a man calling himself Barry from IDA who claims to have medications ready for delivery. He then asks if the customer can confirm their address and provide credit card info. At least one customer did give out their credit card number, but the card has since been cancelled.

Two people on Facebook have said they received such calls. One said the caller hung up after he indicated he wasn’t expecting any prescriptions. The other said the caller hung up after being asked about the pharmacy location.

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