BURLEY, Idaho -  Health and Welfare Department officials say
they're watching for signs of a scam after an Idaho woman
received a suspicious phone call.  Marca Stephens of Burley told
The Times-News she got a recorded call Thursday about her food
stamp balance. The balance was higher than expected, so she
tried to call the number on the back of her card to verify
whether it was legitimate. She says she accidentally dialed a
number that was one digit off, and reached operators who told
her they couldn't get her balance because the system was down,
but offered her a $100 gift card to Walmart and asked for her
credit card number.  Health and Welfare Department spokeswoman
Niki Forbing-Orr says scammers could be hoping for misdials or
it could be coincidental.