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Mamaroneck, NY
Police & Fire
Police Warn Of Home Improvement Scams Targeting Residents Of Mamaroneck Area Police Warn Of Home Improvement Scams Targeting Residents Of Mamaroneck Area
Police Warn Of Home Improvement Scams Targeting Residents Of Mamaroneck Area A police department in Westchester is warning residents to be wary of scammers posing as home repair contractors who have been targeting those in the area.  In an announcement on Monday, Nov. 18, the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department issued an advisory to residents regarding a rise in home improvement scams in the area.  According to the department, the schemes involve "dishonest contractors or individuals posing as legitimate service providers" who offer home repair and renovation services to residents. Once they are hired for a job, the scammers will then take advantage of…

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by Ben Crnic
Rye, NY
Police & Fire
Door-To-Door Scam Alert: Police Warn Of Fake 'Contractors' In Rye Door-To-Door Scam Alert: Police Warn Of Fake 'Contractors' In Rye
Door-To-Door Scam Alert: Police Warn Of Fake 'Contractors' In Rye Authorities are warning of scammers claiming to be contractors who have been going door-to-door in Westchester neighborhoods in an attempt to solicit payments from residents.  These purported "contractors" have been reported in several Rye neighborhoods, the City of Rye Police Department announced on Monday, Nov. 6.  According to the department, the scammers will knock on residents' doors, tell them they just happened to be in the neighborhood, and then claim that they need services such as driveway sealing, new steps, or other work.  The "contractors" will then ask for a la…

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by Ben Crnic
Norwich, CT
Police & Fire
Phone Scam: CT Couple Loses Over $10K After Caller Poses As State Agency Rep Phone Scam: CT Couple Loses Over $10K After Caller Poses As State Agency Rep
Phone Scam: CT Couple Loses Over $10K After Caller Poses As State Agency Rep Police are warning residents to be careful after a couple from Connecticut had over $10,000 stolen from them by a phone scammer.  The incident happened in January 2023, when state troopers responded to a New London County home in Montville after an elderly couple reported losing thousands of dollars from a phone scam, state police said in a release from Thursday, March 1.  Once troopers arrived, the couple told police that they had received a call earlier that day from someone claiming to be a representative from a state agency. The "representative" had told them a family member w…

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by Ben Crnic
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
Don't Fall For It: Scammers Targeting Hispanic Immigrant Community In Yonkers, Police Say Don't Fall For It: Scammers Targeting Hispanic Immigrant Community In Yonkers, Police Say
Don't Fall For It: Scammers Targeting Hispanic Immigrant Community In Yonkers, Police Say Police in Westchester County are warning of scammers who target members of the Hispanic immigrant community in an effort to get money from them.  The scammers have been approaching unsuspecting victims in Yonkers with a promise to share a lottery prize in exchange for a down payment that would be used to purchase legal services or act as collateral, according to a release by Yonkers Police from Sunday, Nov. 13.  Police said the scammer might also walk victims to storefronts such as a professional building, bank, or law office as part of the ruse, and they may then convin…

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by Ben Crnic
Yonkers, NY
News
COVID-19: Don't Fall For These Vaccine-Related Scams, Police Say COVID-19: Don't Fall For These Vaccine-Related Scams, Police Say
Covid-19: Don't Fall For These Vaccine-Related Scams, Police Say The rise in Americans going out and getting the COVID-19 vaccine has also brought about a rise in the number of opportunistic scammers looking to take advantage of the pandemic, law enforcement officials are cautioning. An alert was issued by police in the area regarding COVID-19 vaccine scams that have been reported to law enforcement agencies across the country. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), scammers have been using telemarketing calls, text messages, social media platforms, and door-to-door visits to perpetrate COVID-…

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by Zak Failla
Cortlandt, NY
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Pistol Permit Scam Alert Issued For Pistol Permit Scam
Alert Issued For Pistol Permit Scam Area residents have been receiving text messages from scammers who try to elicit personal information from victims with the promise of a "Concealed Carry Permit Certificate" for a firearm, authorities warn.  "There is a Concealed Carry Permit Certificate coming today by your name," reads the bogus text message, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Department. "Enter your details to download it." Anyone who has received a similar communication is asked to notify the Putnam County Shreiff's Department at 845-225-4300.  " It is unfortunate that these people have nothing better t…

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by Christina Coulter
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Scammers Posing As PayPal, Amazon Employees, Dutchess County Sheriff Says Scammers Posing As PayPal, Amazon Employees, Dutchess County Sheriff Says
Scammers Posing As PayPal, Amazon Employees, Dutchess County Sheriff Says Scammers have been impersonating PayPal and Amazon employees and calling area victims, asking them to transfer money, purchase merchandise, or to provide banking information, passwords and personal information, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff's Department.  They offered the following suggestions to avoid falling prey to scam artists: If you are contacted by anyone that you don't know asking you for money, it is probably a scam.  Exercise caution and restraint when asked by callers to purchase items, transfer money, relay banking information or enter any kind of code—it i…

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by Christina Coulter
Massapequa, NY
Business
COVID-19: Alert Issued For Callers Posing As Contact Tracers To Get Credit, Bank Account Info COVID-19: Alert Issued For Callers Posing As Contact Tracers To Get Credit, Bank Account Info
Covid-19: Alert Issued For Callers Posing As Contact Tracers To Get Credit, Bank Account Info Don’t fall for it. Fraudsters have been making the rounds, looking to take advantage of the COVID-19 crisis, posing as contact tracers seeking personal information from suspect victims amid the pandemic. Since the outbreak began six months ago, contact tracing has become a vital tool as health officials seek to identify positive COVID-19 cases, tracing back to the people they’ve been in contact with and isolating them to help curtail the spread of the virus. Recently, some state and federal officials issued a warning that some scammers have been posing as contact tracers, using that faux i…

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by Zak Failla