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Teen Trio Caught Running Fund-Raising Robbery Scam At Jersey City PATH Stations Teen Trio Caught Running Fund-Raising Robbery Scam At Jersey City PATH Stations
Teen Trio Caught Running Fund-Raising Robbery Scam At Jersey City PATH Stations Three teens running a fund-raising robbery scam on strangers at Jersey City PATH stations were captured after one of the victims was injured in a scuffle, authorities said. That man was approached by the trio at the Grove Street station on March 6, Port Authority Public Information Officer Lenis Valens said. “They asked if he was willing to donate to their football team,” she said. When he told them he had no cash, they said he could do it through Venmo or Zelle, so he handed the phone over looking to make a $5 donation, Valens said. The teens, in turn, told him the account was wrong and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Should've Said No: Hackettstown Taylor Swift Fan, 30, Loses Nearly $1.5K In Concert Ticket Scam Should've Said No: Hackettstown Taylor Swift Fan, 30, Loses Nearly $1.5K In Concert Ticket Scam
Should've Said No: Hackettstown Taylor Swift Fan, 30, Loses Nearly $1.5K In Concert Ticket Scam A 30-year-old Taylor Swift fan from Hackettstown thought her Wildest Dreams were coming true when someone in a Facebook group offered to sell her concert tickets in exchange for sending money via Zelle. But it ended with nothing but Bad Blood, according to police. The woman contacted someone she thought was a legitimate seller after seeing a post advertising the Taylor Swift tickets and was given a phone number to text. This led to a scammer, just plain Mean, providing an email address. The woman then sent a total of $1,480 to the scammer, who became Fearless when asking for even mor…

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by Valerie Musson
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‘Anti-Vax Momma’: Stripper From Bergen Busted For Selling Bogus COVID Cards On Instagram ‘Anti-Vax Momma’: Stripper From Bergen Busted For Selling Bogus COVID Cards On Instagram
‘Anti-Vax Momma’: Stripper From Bergen Busted For Selling Bogus COVID Cards On Instagram A celebrity Instagram stripper from Bergen County who called herself “Anti-Vax Momma” was charged by federal authorities with selling forged COVID vaccine cards online. Jasmine Clifford, 31, of Lyndhurst sold 250 or so phony Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine cards for $200 each, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. said Tuesday. Doing the math, that’s $50,000. Clifford – known as “5Star Jazzi” -- also connected customers to Nadayza Barkley, 27, who worked in a medical office on Long Island and added the names of 10 or so buyers to a state vaccine database for a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Warren County Victim Loses Nearly $5K In Online Puppy Sale Scam, Police Say Warren County Victim Loses Nearly $5K In Online Puppy Sale Scam, Police Say
Warren County Victim Loses Nearly $5K In Online Puppy Sale Scam, Police Say An online puppy purchase went wrong for a Warren County resident who ended up losing nearly $5,000 in a scam, police said.  The victim saw an online ad for a Golden Retriever puppy and provided $300 as a deposit over Zelle after contacting the owner, Hackettstown Police said in a Wednesday press release. The victim was then given a tracking number for Blue Sky delivery service and told that the puppy was on its way, police said. However, the victim was later contacted by someone identifying themselves as David Freight who advised that the buyer needed to purchase a thermal electronic …

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by Valerie Musson
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Wayne Detectives Nab PSE&G Scammer, Believe More Victims Are Out There Wayne Detectives Nab PSE&G Scammer, Believe More Victims Are Out There
Wayne Detectives Nab PSE&G Scammer, Believe More Victims Are Out There Wayne police detectives tracked down and charged a Queens man for conning a resident out of $2,570 through a utility scam. Now they’re trying to find out whether he had any other local victims. Welinton Cedano, 29, sent the township resident a bogus text that purported to be from PSE&G, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Following prompts, the woman was connected with someone claiming to be a manager who convinced her that she owed the utility money, Daly said. Before it was over, she’d made four separate payments to a Zelle account, he said. Suspecting it was bogus, the woman later …

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by Jerry DeMarco