Editor’s Note: On February 21, 2023, the Capital Press, based out of Salem, Oregon, published a short article warning about a string of attempted scams against local ranchers. This story caught my eye because a few details provided were eerily similar to an attempted scam against my family’s own ranch here in Torrington, Wyoming in the fall of 2022. I spoke with Anthony Santos (Glide, Oregon) and Bob Buchanan (Klamath Falls, Oregon), who were both mentioned in the article, in order to compare stories and develop a more comprehensive profile of what these scammers are up to in order to...

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