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Media, PA
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FBI Impersonator Scams Trail Creek Outfitters Out Of Nearly $2K In Delco: PSP
A store manager was duped out of nearly $2,000 by a phone scammer pretending to be an FBI agent in Concord Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release issued Monday, April 21. The impersonator called Trail Creek Outfitters on Wilmington West Chester Pike around 8:40 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, and instructed the manager to buy several Green Dot MoneyPak gift cards totaling $1,845.80, PSP Media troopers said. In addition to the gift cards, the actor convinced the 34-year-old victim from Landenberg to send $880 via CashApp to the handle "$Bigmomma4120" (stansmon), according to the…
Brentwood, NY
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Scam Alert: Long Island Residents Being Financially Targeted By Phone, Police Warn
Be wary when picking up the phone, police on Long Island warn, as opportunistic fraudsters have been recently making scam calls in attempts to illicit cash from vulnerable individuals. Police on Long Island said "residents are being financially targeted by individuals who are making false statements on the phone. Callers attempt to manipulate recipients into sending them money by pretending to be legitimate entities.” According to police, examples of phone scams include kidnapped or arrested family members; government agencies; utility companies or potential prize winners. Investigators no…
New City, NY
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Clarkstown Police Take New Steps To Fight Scams
The Clarkstown Police Department has taken a series of new steps in an effort to help fight scams, according to the Office of Public Information. The Clarkstown Community Policing Unit went into several local stores in the town that sell gift cards and Green Dot Money Oak cards. These stores, such as CVS, 7-Eleven, Walgreens and Rite-Aid, are often targeted for their gift cards, which victims feel are necessary to purchase in order to pay off scammers. Officers visited these stores and discussed with employees the importance of staying vigilant when someone attempts to buy thousands of dol…
White Plains, NY
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Four Charged In White Plains Federal Court With Defrauding Users Of Dating Website
Four suspects are facing federal charges for allegedly engaging in a scheme to dupe their victims into believing that they had sent sexually explicit images to underage children and faced criminal prosecution if they did not pay to avoid involvement by law enforcement. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announced that four suspects from South Carolina have been charged in White Plains federal court with participating in a scheme to defraud users of a dating website. Beginning in August last year, Homeland Security Investigations began investigating several people who reported they had…
Stony Point, NY
Your Community
Alert Issued For O&R Bill Payment Scam
Fraudsters don’t take summer vacations. Orange and Rockland Utility issued an alert on Tuesday warning the public of a phony bill payment scheme that has been making the rounds, where scammers pose as company representatives and call customers, demanding immediate payment before service is shut down. According to Orange and Rockland officials, “unsuspecting utility customers across the nation, most recently at in O&R’s service territory, have been bilked by these bogus claims by crooks who insist on payment the day of the contact.” Officials said that both Spanish and English speaking…
