Goulburn Valley residents are being warned about callers pretending to be from Federal Government departments and trying to obtain personal details for identity fraud.
The warning comes after a Shepparton woman received a hoax phone call on Thursday, claiming she was owed around $5000 and would receive the money after first paying income tax.
The pensioner, who wished to remain anonymous, said she received a call at 11.45 am from a woman asking to speak to the female householder.
She said the woman told her she was from the Department of Finance and that she was owed $4851 from a...