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Phone Scam Involving Fake Jury Summons Targets Hudson Valley Residents
Authorities are warning Hudson Valley residents about a phone scam in which callers impersonate sheriff’s office personnel and demand payment via gift cards. The scam has been reported in Putnam County, the county's Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, Nov. 22. According to authorities, the caller claims to be “Sergeant Cook” from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and falsely states that the recipient failed to respond to a jury summons. The scammer then threatens that a warrant will be issued for the recipient’s arrest unless they pay using gift cards. The Sheriff’s Office emphasi…
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Scammer Calling Victims, Posing As Police In Westchester
Authorities in Westchester are warning residents to be wary of a caller posing as police who asks about personal information. In an announcement on Friday, Nov. 15, the Westchester County Police Department advised residents about a scheme involving a scammer posing as officers over the phone. According to the department, the scammer will call residents and claim to be from the "Westchester County Sheriff's Department." They will then tell victims that they have failed to report for jury duty before seeking to "verify" personal information, police said. "This is a scam. A…
Police & Fire
Construction Scammers Targeting Residents In Westchester: Here's Where
A police department in Westchester is warning residents to be on the lookout for potential scammers claiming to be associated with local construction work. In an announcement on Friday, Nov. 1, the Tarrytown Police Department described an incident involving possible scammers approaching residents in the area of Wilson Park. According to the department, on Wednesday, Oct. 30, an unidentified man approached a homeowner in the area and said he was associated with local construction work, also mentioning "police" presence. When the resident asked for more details about his co…
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Scammers Posing As Port Chester Police, Asking Victims To Pay Fines
A police department in Westchester is warning residents of scammers posing as officers over the phone and claiming that victims face criminal charges unless they pay up. According to an announcement made by Port Chester Police on Friday, Oct. 11, residents in the village have been receiving phone calls from those claiming to be officers from the department. The caller ID will often show as the Port Chester Police Department for these calls, police said. According to the department, the caller will state that the victim is under indictment or faces criminal charges while adding …
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Scammers Posing As Members Of Police Department In Westchester
A police department in Westchester is warning residents against a scheme involving callers posing as officers and asking for personal information. In an announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 25, Eastchester Police detailed a scam involving callers posing as department members. According to police, the scammers pretend to be officers and try to solicit personal information from callers. They are also able to display the department's phone number on victims' caller IDs, police added. The department advised residents that they would never contact them to obtain personal information an…
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Warning Issued For Nationwide Automated 'Sextortion' Scam: Here's What To Know
Authorities are warning the public of a nationwide automated scam in which scammers use people’s email addresses to coerce payments by intimidating them with threats of embarrassment. Victims of the "sextortion" scheme, usually children and teens, are manipulated to photograph or video material for extortionists. "After receiving the sexually explicit content from the child, the offender threatens to release that compromising material unless the victim produces additional explicit material," said the FBI in issuing the warning to parents, educators, caregivers, and children. In a sepa…
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Scam Alert: Callers Posing As Police Sergeant, Demanding Cash In Hudson Valley
Authorities in the Hudson Valley are warning residents to be wary of phone scammers posing as police to demand cash from victims. The scheme was detailed in an announcement by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office on Friday, Aug. 23, in which authorities said they had received reports of fraudulent calls to residents in the county. According to the Sheriff's Office, the caller has been posing as a sergeant from the office and asking for cash for missed jury duty fines. In their announcement, the office said they would never make such calls or request payments for jury d…
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Scam Alert: Callers Posing As Homeland Security, Targeting Hudson Valley Businesses
Authorities are warning those in the Hudson Valley to be wary of callers posing as government agencies and claiming that victims' computers have been compromised. The scam was detailed in an announcement by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, July 17, in which authorities said that businesses in the area have received calls from entities claiming to be from the United States Department of Homeland Security or other agencies. The caller will tell victims that their business's computer has been compromised and that they will help clean up malware and investigate …
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Alert Issued In Hudson Valley For Parking Ticket Scam: What To Watch For
A Hudson Valley elected official is warning residents to be wary of fake texts asking them to pay unpaid parking tickets. In a post on X on Monday, July 1, New York Assemblyman Matt Slater, who represents parts of Putnam and Northern Westchester, warned residents of a fake text scheme involving scammers claiming that victims owe unpaid parking invoices in New York City. According to Slater, the texts will claim that victims will owe an additional charge of $25 unless they settle their balance. They will also contain a link where victims can settle their "balance." "Don't …
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Scam Alert: Police In Region Warn Of Fake Jury Duty Phone Calls
Authorities alerted residents to be on high alert after multiple people got phony calls about attending jury duty. The Fairfield County warning was made on Friday, June 28 by police in the town of Ridgefield. According to the local authorities, several residents had been contacted about attending jury duty by somebody using a phone number with the area code 203. The scammer claimed to be a Sergeant from the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office. Police emphasized that these calls (and sometimes emails) are scams, and that court officers will never ask for information such as a Social Secu…
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Scammers Posing As Law Enforcement, Sending Fake Letters To Victims In Hudson Valley
Authorities in the region are warning residents of a scheme involving scammers posing as law enforcement and sending victims fake letters to convince them they are in trouble with the law. The scam, detailed in an announcement from the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office on Friday, June 28, involves suspects contacting victims and posing as law enforcement before telling them they are wanted for a crime. The Sheriff's Office added that the scammer will then tell the victim they need to pay cash to satisfy the warrant or charges. To further convince victims that the request i…
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Phone Scam: Man Nabbed After Swindling Victim Out Of $28K In Westchester, Police Say
A 48-year-old man was hit with a grand larceny charge after posing as a Microsoft employee and scamming a victim out of $28,000 in Northern Westchester, police announced. The arrest stemmed from an incident on Thursday, April 18, when a victim told Bedford Police that he had been swindled out of tens of thousands of dollars, the department announced on Wednesday, April 24. According to Bedford Police, the victim had received a pop-up security alert appearing to be from "Microsoft" on their home computer that included a phone number to call for support. Upon calling the number, the vic…
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Scammers Posing As
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Troopers, Agency Warns
New York State Police are sounding the alarm over scammers posing as troopers in order to con victims out of their money. In an alert issued Tuesday, April 9, the agency said fraudsters employ a variety of tactics to con their victims, including demanding payment for a missed court date, jury duty, or other legal matter. The phony cops have also been known to claim there is a warrant for the victim’s arrest and threaten to apprehend them unless a fine is paid. In some cases, scammers have directed the victim to buy a prepaid money transfer card and give them the card number. “They might s…
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Scammers From NY Thinking They Were Collecting $60K Land Behind Bars In Maryland: Sheriff
A couple of New Yorkers tried to pull a fast one on a woman in Maryland, but were ultimately apprehended after getting greedy and attempting to go to the well one too many times. The Washington County Sheriff's Office was advised this week about a scam involving a pair who had been collecting large amounts of cash from a Hagerstown woman, prompting an investigation that led to the arrests of Jinghai Fang and Binbin Ge. In late March, investigators say that the woman received a notification on her tablet that one of her accounts had been hacked, so she called the supplied number and fo…
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Scam Alert: Suspect Demanding Payment For Missed Jury Duty In Westchester, Police Warn
Authorities in Westchester are advising residents of a scam involving a suspect posing as law enforcement and demanding payment for missed jury duty. The scheme was announced on Friday, Jan. 12 by White Plains Public Safety, which said that the scams have been reported in other jurisdictions. According to police, victims of the scam will receive a phone call from someone claiming to be a law enforcement official. The caller will then tell the victim that they missed jury duty and will demand a payment. Additionally, the suspect will tell the victim that if they do not sen…
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Scammers Posing As Court Officials, Claiming Victims Owe Parking Ticket Fines In Port Chester
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 Port Chester
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 Harrison: 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 Westchester: 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 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 Larchmont, 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 Port Chester: 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 Westchester County
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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'Human Piece Of Garbage' Scams Woman Out Of $2K In Westchester County, Police Say
Although a woman from Northern Westchester unfortunately lost $2,000 to a scammer, it could have been much worse, police said. It all started when a woman from Yorktown was contacted by a "human piece of garbage" who claimed to be tech support from Google or Microsoft, and told the victim that he needed to access her email and bank accounts to prevent a virus from compromising them, Yorktown Police said in a post on Wednesday, Dec. 14. As part of the ruse, the victim purchased close to $2,000 in gift cards on three separate days and then sent scanned pictures of these cards to the sca…
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Don't Fall For It: Police In Hudson Valley Warn Of E-Mail Scam Involving Geek Squad
Police in the Hudson Valley are warning residents of a scam allegedly involving Best Buy's popular Geek Squad after receiving multiple complaints. Victims are being contacted via email reporting that they owe money for a service plan and that there is a past due balance on their account, according to the Spring Valley Police. Victims then provide their bank account information or pre-paid gift cards only to realize a day later a large sum of money is removed from their account without permission, police said. Please contact Detective Fantasia at 845-721-9562 if you have any information on …
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Police In Westchester Warn Against Scammers Posing As Fire Department Members
A police department in Westchester County is warning against scammers posing as fire department members to get business owners to pay them money. Police said a business owner in Eastchester was contacted by an individual claiming to be part of the town's fire department who said that their business's fire extinguishers were expired, and that they should pay to have their extinguishers inspected, according to a post by Eastchester Police from Wednesday, Nov. 9. The Eastchester Fire Department would not inspect portable fire extinguishers except for periodic building fire inspecti…
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Don't Be Fooled: Westchester County Police Warn Against Fake Phone Call Scam
The Westchester County Police Department is warning of fake phone calls involving scammers posing as officers with the department. The fake calls come from scammers claiming to be a lieutenant with Westchester County Police who suggest that the victim may be in violation of "a new 'federal DNA mandate,'" according to police. The caller will then tell the victim that a warrant has been issued for their arrest but that they can clear the warrant by buying five "MoneyPaks," or prepaid debit cards, from a local store and depositing $500 on each card, police said. Then, t…
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