Phone scams continue to target Central Jersey

A Branchburg business received a phone call on Wednesday from a man who said he was Joe Conti, deputy chief of the North Branch Fire Department. The man asked for funds to support the volunteer firefighters who also serve a portion of Bridgewater. The only problem is that Joe Conti is not deputy chief. And the fire company has no members by that name.

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