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Police & Fire
New Warning Issued For Con Artists Posing As Amazon Workers
Local law enforcement agencies are cautioning area residents to be wary following recent reports of opportunistic fraudsters posing as Amazon employees over the phone to gain access to personal information. Officials said that con artists have been posing as Amazon employees claiming to need verification about their account or that something is wrong with an order, allowing them to attempt stealing their victims’ identities. According to police, once a call is answered, a recorded message will claim to be from Amazon stating there is a problem with their account. Messages included claims …
Police & Fire
Scam Email Alert Issued By Dutchess Community College
Dutchess County Community College is warning area residents of an email scam involving the school. Judi Stokes, a spokeswoman for Dutchess Community College, said that the community should ignore the spam email, which falsely appears to be sent from the school’s registrar’s office. “The College has been made aware that a spam email from Judi Stokes/Registrar is circulating, requesting payment for an invoice,” the school posted on social media on Thursday, July 11. “Please disregard and delete the email.” The emails came from an outside third-party, and no personal information was shared. N…
Lifestyle
Don't Fall For These New Email Scams, Police Say
There are two new email scams that have been reported and police are warning area residents to be aware of them. The emails claim to be from Apple or iCloud and both ask for specific, personal information. (Examples of each are shown above.) Two other Apple-related scams are also making the rounds: The FBI and U.S. Marshals Service issued an alert cautioning Americans to be on alert following a recent rash of phony phone calls coming from opportunistic fraudsters posing as AppleCare employees. For more, click here. An area resident told Daily Voice that she received three calls purporting…