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Scammers Posing As Well-Known Businesses, Agencies: Here's What To Know, Feds Say Scammers Posing As Well-Known Businesses, Agencies: Here's What To Know, Feds Say
Scammers Posing As Well-Known Businesses, Agencies: Here's What To Know, Feds Say Federal authorities are sounding the alarm over scams that impersonate well-known businesses and government agencies.  In 2023, data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alone show more than 330,000 reports of business impersonation scams and nearly 160,000 reports of government impersonation scams. That amounts to nearly half the frauds reported directly to the agency, the FTC said. Combined, reported losses to these impersonation scams topped $1.1 billion for the year, more than three times what consumers reported in 2020. Reports show an increasingly blurred line between busine…
Know Him? CT FedEx Driver Assaulted Delivering Package, Police Say Know Him? CT FedEx Driver Assaulted Delivering Package, Police Say
Know Him? CT FedEx Driver Assaulted Delivering Package, Police Say Police in Connecticut are seeking the public's help in identifying a man who allegedly attacked a FedEx driver as he was delivering a package. The incident took place in Hartford County around a5 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 23 on Lydall Street in Manchester. Manchester police responded to a home on Lydall Street for a report of package theft, said Lt. Ryan Shea, of the Manchester Police. When they arrived on the scene, a FedEx driver reported he was attacked by a man while approaching the residence with a package, Shea said. The driver said the suspect arrived in a vehicle and got out of th…
Police ID 24-Year-Old Killed In Crash With Tractor-Trailer In CT Police ID 24-Year-Old Killed In Crash With Tractor-Trailer In CT
Police ID 24-Year-Old Killed In Crash With Tractor-Trailer In CT Police identified a 24-year-old man who died in a crash involving a tractor-trailer in Connecticut. The crash happened in the Hartford County town of South Windsor at the intersection of Sullivan Avenue and Rye Street at about 3:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 30, the South Windsor Police Department reported. Nathan Dallas Eberly, of Simsbury, was riding a motorcycle home from work at FedEx, located at 40 Kennedy Road, when he was struck by a tractor-trailer, police announced on Monday, Oct. 3. Police said the investigation into the crash is ongoing. Authorities asked anyone with information abo…
Local Man Accused Of Breaking Window Of FedEx Truck During Dispute In Fairfield County Local Man Accused Of Breaking Window Of FedEx Truck During Dispute In Fairfield County
Local Man Accused Of Breaking Window Of FedEx Truck During Dispute In Fairfield County A 61-year-old man is facing charges after police said he broke the window of a FedEx truck during an argument with the driver in Fairfield County. Police responded to a report of a dispute in the 300 block of Ponus Ridge Road in New Canaan at about 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, the New Canaan Police Department reported. Authorities said Robert Muller, of New Canaan, was driving south on Ponus Ridge Road when another vehicle entered his travel lane because a FedEx truck had stopped to make a delivery. Muller told officers he was upset about the way the truck was positioned on the road, an…
School Bus Driver In Fairfield County Faces DUI Charge After Crash School Bus Driver In Fairfield County Faces DUI Charge After Crash
School Bus Driver In Fairfield County Faces DUI Charge After Crash A Fairfield County school bus driver has been charged with putting 26 middle school students at risk when he crashed into a FedEx van. Harold Bollings, age 64, of Stratford, was arrested on Tuesday, March 1, on a warrant for the incident which took place on Wednesday, Jan. 12 in Stratford. The crash took place in the area of 3241 Main St., said Captain Frank Eannotti, of the Stratford Police. At the time of the crash, Bolling was driving a school bus with 26 students aboard, said Eannotti. During the crash, the school bus struck a FedEx truck and came to rest on a property on Main St…
Man Sentenced For Trafficking Drugs To Connecticut Man Sentenced For Trafficking Drugs To Connecticut
Man Sentenced For Trafficking Drugs To Connecticut An out-of-state man has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for trafficking drugs into Connecticut. Leonard C Boyle, acting US Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Noe Castro, age 51, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced Wednesday, Oct. 20. According to court documents and statements made in court, in late 2018, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Haven Task Force and New Haven Police Department began investigating an organization that was responsible for trafficking kilogram-quantities of heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine from Mexico and Arizona to the New Haven area.…
CT FedEx Employees Accused Of Stealing 20 Smartphones CT FedEx Employees Accused Of Stealing 20 Smartphones
CT FedEx Employees Accused Of Stealing 20 Smartphones Two FedEx employees have been charged with allegedly stealing 20 smartphones from a shipping box on a conveyor belt. Simon M. Muriithi, age 18, of South Windsor, and Tyshawn Thomas, age 19, of East Hartford, both employees at the FedEx distribution center in South Windsor were arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 19. According to Sergeant Mark Cleverdon, of the South Winsor Police, the two were observed by FedEx security stealing smartphones from a shipping box on their conveyor belt.  In total, 20 phones were taken, totaling approximately $8,000, police said. Both men …
Hundreds Of Unexpected Amazon Packages Delivered To Home In New York Hundreds Of Unexpected Amazon Packages Delivered To Home In New York
Hundreds Of Unexpected Amazon Packages Delivered To Home In New York Hundreds of unexpected and unwanted packages from Amazon were sent to a New York home as part of what could potentially be a scam, officials said. Dozens of boxes arrived daily from Amazon, UPS and FedEx were delivered to upstate New York resident Jillian Canaan recently, despite her and her family not ordering any packages. According to WIVB-TV, Canaan, who runs a studio in the Buffalo area, initially believed that the packages could be for the family’s studio, but upon closer inspection, she found that while it was her home address listed on the boxes, it wasn’t in her name. Inside the …
CT Delivery Driver Busted For Dumping Packages Including Meds For 6-Year-Old, Police Say CT Delivery Driver Busted For Dumping Packages Including Meds For 6-Year-Old, Police Say
CT Delivery Driver Busted For Dumping Packages Including Meds For 6-Year-Old, Police Say A Connecticut delivery driver was arrested for allegedly throwing packages in a dumpster instead of delivering them, including medicine for a 6-year-old child. Hartford County resident Brianna Bushey, age 23, of South Windsor, was arrested Saturday, May 22 on an active warrant. Bushey’s charges stem from a March investigation in which the police department located several undelivered packages with Somers, Connecticut addresses on them in a dumpster at the South Windsor Volunteer Fire Department Company,  said South Windsor Police Sergeant Mark Cleverdon. It was determi…
Alert Issued For Package Text Message Scam Alert Issued For Package Text Message Scam
Alert Issued For Package Text Message Scam A new text messaging scam involving mailed packages that allow fraudsters to gain access to personal information has been making the rounds across the country, federal officials warn. The Federal Trade Commission is among the agencies that have issued an alert after consumers made numerous complaints after receiving a text message saying that a package pending, telling the user to click a link to set up delivery for the item. Once the link is clicked, users will be instructed to provide personal identifying information. Scammers have posed as drivers from FedEx, USPS, UPS, and other deliver…
Know Him? Man Wanted For Making Fraudulent FedEx Purchase Know Him? Man Wanted For Making Fraudulent FedEx Purchase
Know Him? Man Wanted For Making Fraudulent FedEx Purchase An area man is wanted for allegedly stealing a person’s identity to make a fraudulent FedEx purchase, police said. The Milford Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man who walked into a FedEx location inside Walmart on Boston Post Road and picked up a cellphone using someone else’s identity. According to police, the man was able to obtain his victim’s personal identifying information, used it to make a purchase online and had the phone delivered to the FedEx location. When he picked up the phone from FedEx, the suspect was able to provide the clerk with an …
Don't Fall For It: Alert Issued For Text Message Package Delivery Scam Don't Fall For It: Alert Issued For Text Message Package Delivery Scam
Don't Fall For It: Alert Issued For Text Message Package Delivery Scam Police departments throughout the nation are warning the public about a new text message phishing scam that looks to be from FedEx or another delivery company about a package. The text message shows you a "tracking code" and asks you to click it to set delivery preferences for "your package." (See image above.) Police are warning anyone who gets such a text not to click on the link. The link would take you to a fraudulent site that tries to steal your personal information and money. If you are in doubt about a tracking number, go to the main website of the shipping company and search for …
Duo Charged Face Larceny, Conspiracy, ID Theft Charges, Darien Police Say Duo Charged Face Larceny, Conspiracy, ID Theft Charges, Darien Police Say
Duo Charged Face Larceny, Conspiracy, ID Theft Charges, Darien Police Say Two men have been charged with larceny, conspiracy and trespassing in Darien, according to police. A “concerned citizen” contacted Darien Police on Wednesday, Sept. 4 around 2 p.m. The caller stated that she observed a light-colored vehicle with New York plates pull into a home that is uninhabited and on the market across from her residence, police say. The occupants of the vehicle allegedly left a note on the door of the residence which, according to the caller, provided directions to leave a package on the step, giving the addressee and tracking number, police say. Further investigation…