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Scammers Posing As Court Officials, Claiming Victims Owe Parking Ticket Fines In Westchester
A police department in Westchester is advising residents of a scheme involving scammers posing as court officials and asking victims to pay hundreds of dollars after claiming they owe parking ticket fines. The scam was detailed in an announcement by the Port Chester Police Department on Thursday, Jan. 11. According to the department, victims of the scheme have reported being called by someone claiming that they owe several thousand dollars in parking ticket fines to the Port Chester Courts. The victims are then offered a "plea deal" in which they can pay several hund…
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Police Warn Of Scam Letters Asking For Donations In Hudson Valley: 'Be Vigilant'
Authorities in the Hudson Valley are warning residents to be on the lookout for letters soliciting funds that falsely appear to be sent on behalf of law enforcement. In a warning issued on Monday, Dec. 4, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office advised residents that they may receive letters soliciting donations that appear to be sent on behalf of the Sheriff's Office. However, the senders are not associated with the Sheriff's Office in any way, authorities said, adding that they are part of a "potential scam." The Sheriff's Office released an image depicting these letters on …
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Woman Victimized By Scammer Posing As Family Member Over Phone In Westchester
Residents are being warned to be cautious after a woman in New York was contacted by a scammer who posed as her family member in an effort to solicit money from her. The Westchester County incident happened to a member of the Port Chester Senior Community Center on Wednesday, Oct. 11, when she was victimized by a "grandparent scam," according to an announcement from the center shared by the Port Chester Police Department. According to the community center, the woman received a call from someone who sounded like her grandchild, who said that they were in trouble and needed money …
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Duo Nabbed After Scamming Couple Out Of $9K In Westchester: Police
Two men face grand larceny charges after scamming a Westchester couple out of $9,000 by posing as their family member, police said. The arrests stemmed from an incident on Friday, Sept. 15, when an elderly couple living in Harrison received a phone call from someone claiming to be their grandson who claimed they needed money to make bail after being arrested for a DUI offense, Harrison Police announced. The couple then traveled to a bank and took out $9,000 in cash in order to help their "grandson," not realizing that they were being scammed. Two men, identified as Bronx residents De…
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Scam Alert: Callers Falsely Posing As 'Westchester Sheriff,' Police Say
Authorities in Westchester are warning residents of a scam involving callers falsely posing as police and claiming that there is a warrant out for the arrest of the victim. The scam has consisted of callers pretending to be from the “Westchester County Sheriff’s Office," which does not exist, the Westchester County Police Department announced on Friday, Sept. 22. According to the department, the police impersonators will then proceed to claim that there is a warrant for the arrest of the victim being contacted for failure to appear for grand jury duty. The scammers will al…
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Suspects Steal Cash, Jewelry Using Sleight Hand Techniques In Yorktown: Police
Two patrons of a bank and supermarket in Northern Westchester became the victims of four scammers who used sleight-of-hand techniques to steal both cash and jewelry from them, police said. Both incidents happened within a few days of each other in Yorktown, the town's police department announced on Wednesday, Aug. 23, in addition to releasing surveillance photos of the four suspects. The first theft happened at an unnamed bank in Jefferson Valley when a senior citizen was approached by a woman wearing a baseball cap after withdrawing funds from the bank and getting in her vehicl…
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Social Security Phone Scams On Rise In Northern Westchester: Here's How To Tell
Police in Northern Westchester are warning residents of a scam involving criminals posing as Social Security Administration officials and asking for personal information, which they say is becoming more common. The warning came on Thursday, Aug. 10 from the North Castle Police Department, which said that there has been an uptick in unsolicited calls from people claiming to be from the federal Social Security Administration. According to the department, victims contacted by scammers will be told that they are eligible for an increase in their Social Security checks. Howeve…
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Teens, Young Adults Targeted By Fake Check Scam: Suspect At Large In Westchester, Police Say
Authorities in Westchester are searching for a suspect who has been asking teenagers and young adults to cash fake checks for him as a way to get them to send him large amounts of money, officials said. The search was prompted by two incidents that happened in the village of Larchmont at a Chase Bank located at 125 Chatsworth Ave., village officials said on Monday, April 24. The two incidents involved a suspect approaching female teenagers and asking them to cash a fake check for him, claiming that he cannot cash the check against his account. The man would then offe…
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Suspect At Large After Woman Scammed By Email From 'Familiar Name At Workplace'
A suspect is at large after allegedly scamming a woman out of money in an email scam pretending he was someone from her workplace in Connecticut. In Fairfield County, the incident took place on Wednesday, March 15 when Darien Police met with the victim of the larceny involving an email scam. The victim reported that earlier in the day she received an email from a familiar name at her workplace. The email requested that she purchase gift cards related to her work function, Darien PD Sgt. Dan Skoumbros said. The email explained to the victim that pictures of the gift cards wi…
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Duo Scams Victim Out Of Cash With Promise Of Winning Lottery Ticket In Westchester: Police
A victim was scammed out of a large amount of money in Westchester after two women convinced her into giving them a deposit to help them cash a fake winning lottery ticket and then split the proceeds. The incident happened on Thursday afternoon, March 16, when the victim was approached by two Hispanic women in Port Chester on Midland Avenue, according to Port Chester Police. The two women began to befriend the victim and managed to convince her that they had a winning lottery ticket but could not cash it for an unknown reason. They then convinced the victim to return home and g…
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Scammers Targeting Religious Groups, Parishioners In Hudson Valley
Authorities in the Hudson Valley are warning residents of scammers who have been asking for fraudulent donation requests from religious groups and parishioners. The warning was issued by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office on Friday, March 10, which said that the scams consist of fraudulent solicitors asking parishioners to donate to their local houses of worship. Usually, the scenario will consist of religious victims being sent an email or text message stating that their house of worship is collecting donations in the form of cash or gift cards, authorities said. The Sheri…
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Scam Alert: Fake Fundraiser Involves Police Sweatshirts In Northern Westchester
A police department in Northern Westchester is warning of a fake fundraiser involving the sale of sweatshirts emblazoned with the department's logo. Sweatshirts sold by MONZANO24 that display the Yorktown Police Department's logo have been falsely advertised as a fundraiser for the department, Yorktown Police said in a post on Monday, Jan. 23. This is a SCAM if advertised as a fundraiser for YPD. If we ever advertise any item for sale as a fundraiser (like our... Posted by Yorktown Police Department on Monday, January 23, 2023 Members of the department said that any actual fundraise…
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