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Scammers Posing As Police Demand Payments, CT Authorities Warn Scammers Posing As Police Demand Payments, CT Authorities Warn
Scammers Posing As Police Demand Payments, CT Authorities Warn Authorities in Connecticut are warning residents about phone scammers posing as police or special agents, accusing them of a crime, and demanding they pay a fine. Multiple people across the state — and even as far away as Virginia — have reported receiving calls from the Hartford Judicial District State’s Attorney Office, with someone claiming to be an "investigator" or "special agent." This so-called "agent" says the victim has been named or identified in a human trafficking, prostitution, or another criminal investigation and must pay a fine or face potential jail time. That is not how t…

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by Josh Lanier
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'The Money Is Ready': Phone Scammer Steals Over $6K From CT Victim, Police Say 'The Money Is Ready': Phone Scammer Steals Over $6K From CT Victim, Police Say
'The Money Is Ready': Phone Scammer Steals Over $6K From CT Victim, Police Say An elaborate phone scam duped a Connecticut victim into forking over more than $6,000 and almost cost them thousands more, police said. Waldy Santiago, age 25, of Providence, Rhode Island, turned himself in at a State Police facility in Westbrook in Middlesex County on Wednesday, Oct. 25, in connection with the alleged scheme, according to Connecticut State Police. Investigators were initially contacted by a Middlesex County resident in Killingworth on Friday, Aug. 25, reporting an elderly scam. The 80-year-old victim told detectives that a man identifying himself as their grandson, who wa…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Darien Resident Victim Of $45K Phone Scam, Police Say Darien Resident Victim Of $45K Phone Scam, Police Say
Darien Resident Victim Of $45K Phone Scam, Police Say A Fairfield County resident lost $45,000 after falling victim to a phone scam. The incident took place in Darien around 11:50 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 29. A Darien Police officer met with the victim in regard to the phone scam that had taken place the day before.  The victim told officers she received a phone call from a man claiming to be an employee of her bank. She was told there was fraudulent activity on her account and that she needed to verify some information, said Sgt. Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police.  The woman told officers she stayed on the phone …

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by Kathy Reakes
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
Business
Verizon Issues Warning For Spam Messages Sent From Person's Own Number Verizon Issues Warning For Spam Messages Sent From Person's Own Number
Verizon Issues Warning For Spam Messages Sent From Person's Own Number Verizon customers are being cautioned to be on alert as a tricky new scam involving one’s own telephone number has been making the rounds. Customers have been reporting that they've received text messages from their own phone numbers alerting them that they’ve won a prize, including a link to claim their "gift." The messages claim that the user has paid their most recent phone bill, providing the link for a free prize in response. However, if one clicks the link, they’re instead transported to a Russian state TV network. Verizon issued a statement following the recent reports of the scam,…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Scammers Target Businesses By Posing As Springfield Police Scammers Target Businesses By Posing As Springfield Police
Scammers Target Businesses By Posing As Springfield Police One Western Massachusetts police department is alerting residents to a new scam that has impacted at least one local business. The Springfield Police Department's Detective Bureau warns local businesses should be aware that scammers are spoofing the department's phone number and impersonating police department personnel seeking money from businesses.  Spoofing is the act of disguising a communication from an unknown source as being from a known, trusted source, the department said.  This most recent scam involves someone impersonating an investigator telling employees that they a…

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by Kathy Reakes