Sec. 53a-125g. Telephone fraud in the fifth degree: Class B misdemeanor.
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(a)A person is guilty of telephone fraud in the fifth degree when such person
(1)knowingly or intentionally devises or participates in a scheme to defraud another person of money or property,
(2)employs false pretenses or false promises, as described in section 53a-119 , to obtain such money or property and the amount of such money or the value of such property exceeds five hundred dollars, and
(3)uses a telephonic call, including, but not limited to, a call made by an individual, an automated telephone call and a recorded message, to obtain such money or property from such other person.
(b)Telephone fraud in the fifth degree is a class B misdemeanor.