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They Steal Your Heart, Then Steal Your Money: Romance Scammers Make It Look Easy
It's heartbreaking to discover that someone you've become enamored with online isn't into you, but it’s even worse to realize that person just made off with $3,500 of your money. That’s what happened to a Glen Rock resident who ended up wiring the dough to a sweet talker in the Dominican Republic. Suffice to say: It wasn’t coming back. Although $3,500 is a significant sum to some, it’s couch cushion change compared with the $450,000 in crypto lost last year by another romance scam victim from Glen Rock. According to the Federal Trade Commission, a staggering $1.3 BILLION was lost by 70,000…
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Marketplace Ripoff: Odometer Turned Way Down, Seller Screwed, Arrests Made
A Teaneck resident who bought a used SUV on Facebook Marketplace was shocked to discover that the 79,750 miles recorded on its odometer was bogus. Try: 203,000. !! Teaneck police got involved, arresting two Bayonne men who Police Chief Andrew McGurr said conspired to pull the scam. The cash sale for the 2015 Subaru took place outside the victim’s home, the chief said. When it came time to register the vehicle, he said, an agent with the state Motor Vehicle Commission said the title appeared to have been altered. So did the odometer. “An investigation determined that the odometer of the …
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Unsuspecting Victim Shot In Paterson, Dropped Off At Hospital
A robbery victim who'd apparently been lured to the area for a supposed online transaction was shot in broad daylight on a Paterson street, responders said. A vehicle dropped off the 26-year-old Paterson resident at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center moments after the shooting at East 28th Street and 7th Avenue shortly before 2 p.m. Monday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said. The driver then sped off, responders said. They described the vehicle as a gray 2003 Ford Expedition with a registration that comes back to a Clifton residen…
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Thieves Hit Bergenfield Woman With Car After Stealing PS5 During Facebook Marketplace Sale
A Bergenfield woman who thought she was selling a Play Station through Facebook Marketplace had it snatched from her by a group of thieves who clipped her with their car as they fled. One of the thieves took the PS5 from the 29-year-old victim at the Dunkin Donuts on South Washington Avenue and got into a silver Dodge Charger with three other occupants shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday, Detective Lt. William Duran said. The Charger then roared off, hitting the victim, he said. She wasn't injured, the lieutenant said, adding that the car struck another vehicle on South Washington Avenue as it fl…
Police & Fire
Feds Smash Hundreds Of Online Coronavirus Scams -- And Tell You What To Look For
Federal authorities said they've gotten help from domain providers and others in smashing hundreds of online sites exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to commit fraud and other crimes. As of Tuesday, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) had received and reviewed more than 3,600 complaints related to COVID-19 scams, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Many of them “operated from websites that advertised fake vaccines and cures, operated fraudulent charity drives, delivered malware, or hosted various other types of scams,” federal officials said in a release. To attract traffic, t…
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