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Stony Point, NY
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Officer From Area Sentenced For Fraud, Tax Evasion
A former NYPD officer from the area will spend time behind bars for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in disability benefits over two decades while continuing to work security at a strip club. Gerard Scparta, 54, of Campbell Hall in Orange County, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for obtaining approximately $630,000 in disability benefits from the Social Security Administration and underreporting income on his taxes by approximately $268,000. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman noted that while Scparta was obtaining his disability benefits, he earned $1.6 million working as a sec…
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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Scammers Spoofing Phone Numbers Of State Agencies To Get Personal Info
State agencies in New York are cautioning residents to be wary of the latest scam to hit the area, this one involving opportunistic fraudsters posing as state officials. There has been a rash of reports of scammers spoofing official state phone numbers that will show up on caller IDs. The fraudsters then attempt to ascertain personal information. There have been reports of scammers posing as the New York State Inspector General’s Office, New York State Police, and the Social Security Administration in recent weeks. Several individuals have received phone calls from what appears to be a pri…
Bedford, NY
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Police Agencies In Area Warn Of Phone, IRS Scams Making The Rounds
Police agencies in the area are warning area residents to be wary as a new phone scam has been making the rounds in the area. A Mount Kisco woman reported to Westchester County Police investigators that she had been scammed out of $4,000 by a person claiming to be from the IRS late last month. According to the woman, she received a call saying that she was in tax arrears and she proceeded to follow the fraudster’s instructions to purchase gift cards and call back with the numbers associated with them. “Westchester County Police remind residents that the IRS will not contact taxpayers by ph…
Massapequa, NY
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Police Issue New Social Security Scam Warning
Police in the area are cautioning local residents to be wary of a new phone scam that has been making the rounds. Last week, police officials found that they received multiple calls from area residents who received phone calls threatening to suspend their social security number if cash isn’t paid to the caller. Police noted that social security numbers “do not get suspended. This is just a scam that’s after your SSN, bank account number, or money. Please hang up if anyone calls about your social security number.” In an effort to keep residents safe, police offered a series of tips: …
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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: Residents Falling For Increasing IRS, Social Security Phone Scams, Glen Rock Police Say
At least two Glen Rock residents were conned into providing personal information to phone scammers – one of whom claimed to be from the IRS and two others who said they were Social Security agents who’d found a car registered to him at the Mexican border carrying 22 pounds of cocaine. The purported agents told a 93-year-old borough man that documents that indicated it was his car were found in the abandoned vehicle, Police Chief Glen Ackermann said. They also claimed that there was a warrant issued for his arrest and that he needed to confirm personal identification – which he unfortunately…
Westport, CT
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Scammer Poses As Social Security Administration, Police In Separate Calls To Westport Woman
Police are warning residents about a Social Security scam that allegedly victimized an individual in Westport. Police say that on April 22, the Westport resident received a phone call from someone purporting to work for the Social Security Administration using what appeared on the caller identification as a legitimate phone number for the Social Security Administration. The caller reportedly told the resident her social security number was being used fraudulently in another state, according to police. The caller also knew her name and correct social security number, said police…
Mahopac, NY
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Ex-Cop From Area Admits To Tax Evasion, Fraudulently Obtaining Disability Benefits
A former NYPD detective from the area has admitted to his role in a million dollar disability fraud scheme. Gerard Scparta, a former New York City Police Department officer from Campbell Hall in Orange County, has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining more than $630,000 in disability benefits from the Social Security Administration and underreporting income on his taxes to the tune of $268,000. Scparta pleaded guilty to lying to the Social Security Administration about his disability, and falsely represented that he was unable to work due to his disability. While he was collecting disabi…
New City, NY
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Quick-Thinking Clarkstown CVS Store Clerk Saves Woman From $3K Scam
A quick-thinking CVS store clerk saved an elderly woman from being ripped off for more than $3,000 after realizing she was probably being scammed. The incident took place around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, when the Clarkstown Police Department responded to the New City CVS about a possible scam, said Clarkstown Police Det. Peter Walker. According to Walker, the clerk working at the cash register was approached by an elderly female who wanted to purchase over $3,000 worth of gift cards, he said. The 49-year old female employee remembered that a Clarkstown Community Policing Officer had j…
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
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Alert Issued For Social Security Scams In Fairfield County
Police in Fairfield County are cautioning local residents to be wary of new social security phone scams that have recently been making the rounds in the area. The Easton Police Department issued an alert warning that opportunistic scammers have been utilizing new technologies to pose as federal officials claiming there are issues with a social security number or account. “From time to time you may receive a call from a number you don’t know. It may be a recording asking you to call a certain number, or from a real person telling you there is an issue with your social security number, or acc…
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Man Charged With Mailing Letters With White Powder To Federal Offices In NY, CT
An area man has been arrested for mailing letters with white powder along with a note implying the substance was Anthrax to federal offices in New York and Connecticut. Jason Pantone, 34, of Hyde Park, was arrested Wednesday, Feb. 27, and appeared in court in Albany on Thursday on charges of conveying false information and hoax, said the U.S. Attorney Grant Jaquith. Pantone is accused of using the U.S. mail to send envelopes containing white power to locations in New York and Connecticut. Each envelope contained suspicious white powder and a note indicating, or implying, that the powde…
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
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Increase In Fraudulent Phone Calls Reported In Area
Police in Fairfield County are warning residents of an increase in fraudulent phone calls from people claiming to be from the Social Security Administration. The caller threatens legal action if the person answering the phone doesn't comply with their demands. SSA employees will never threaten you for information; they will not state that you face potential arrest or other legal action if you fail to provide information. In those cases, the call is fraudulent, and you should just hang up. Officials with the agency said they have recent reports have indicated that the calle…
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Don't Fall For It: This Social Security Number Scam Has Cost 35K Victims $10 Million, FTC Says
A consumer alert has been issued about a new phone scam that has already cost tens of thousands of victims millions. Imposters pretending to be from the Social Security Administration call victims and tell a fake story about their Social Security number being compromised in an attempt to obtain personal information, according to the Federal Trade Commission. In 2018, the scam cost 35,000 victims $10 million. “To compare: in 2017, we heard from 3,200 people about SSA imposter scams, and those people reported losing nearly $210,000,” the FTC said in a statement. Th…
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