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Morristown Police Department warns citizens of phone scam
WBIR-TV Knoxville· 2 hours agoThe scam involves a caller pretending to be an MPD employee and demanding payment. MORRISTOWN, Tenn....
Double Helix Deception: The Return of Genetic Testing Scams in Medicare Fraud
WKRN Nashville· 1 hour agoOne of the biggest scams targeting Medicare beneficiaries in the last decade has been the genetic testing scam. Recently, the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) has seen an increase ...
Woman scammed out of nearly $30K in phone scam where caller impersonated officer
WPXI via Yahoo News· 24 hours ago“We don’t do any transactions over the phone, we don’t arrest people over the phone, we don’t...
Financial scams on the rise, Pittsburgh police warn
WPXI via Yahoo Finance· 7 hours agoFinancial scams are on the rise. In the latest scam, police tell Channel 11 a business owner in the city was contacted by someone claiming to be from...
16 charged in international ‘grandparent scam’ run in the Dominican Republic
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Department of Justice has charged 16 for their alleged roles in a "grandparent scam" that the...
Better Call Behnken: Don’t be fooled by fake jury summons scheme
WFLA via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoIf you get a phone call about jury duty, chances are it's a scam and criminals are making a lot of...
Houston cryptocurrency scam cases rising as more rush to invest, FBI says
ABC13 Houston· 19 hours agoA sophisticated and somewhat complicated scam has the phones at the FBI ringing off the hook. When...
Gone Phishing – Vigilance in the New Scam Era
The National Law Review· 23 hours agoAccording to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), scammers are increasingly utilizing email and text messaging, rather than phone calls, to initiate the ...
Baby boomers are losing their life savings to phone scammers claiming to provide tech support,...
Fortune· 2 days agoLosses from scams reported by Americans over the age of 60 last year were up 11% over the year before, according to the FBI’s report. Investigators are warning of a rise in brazen schemes to ...
Don’t fall for the ‘falling lady’ scam on escalators
WPIX New York City, NY via Yahoo News· 5 days ago(WGN Radio) – There’s a chance that lady taking a tumble in a crowded place isn’t so helpless, travel experts are warning. The commotion could be part of...