Woman reports apparent scam

IRONWOOD — An Ironwood woman gave out her bank account number in an apparent scam attempt on Thursday, according to an Ironwood Public Safety Department report.

The 72-year-old woman received a telephone solicitation call from a company called “Health Group” and in talking with the company, she gave out the number, according to the IPSD report.

When the woman went to the Associated Bank in Hurley, bank employees tried calling the number that the company had left with the woman, but the operator on the other end of the phone hung up on the bank employees.

The bank employees then changed the Iro...