January 12th, 2010 — Scam
Brunswick County Sheriff John Ingram has reported a telephone scam which targets the elderly has been reported to the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office.
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Victims urged to contact police after elderly scam reported (Florence Morning News)
January 12th, 2010 — Scam
While a local police lodge is soliciting donations from York County residents, the police are warning the public of a potential solicitation scam operating at the same time.
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Police warn of potential scam (York Daily Record)
January 11th, 2010 — Scam
Johnson County prosecutors today warned seniors about a scam that targets the elderly. In it, victims get telephone calls from “grandchildren” who claim they are in an emergency and need money wired to them, prosecutors said.
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Scam preys on local grandparents (The Kansas City Star)
January 10th, 2010 — Retirement Planning
A mixed-use senior retirement community is planned on about 12 acres in east Bibb County, and it is expected to be discussed Monday by the Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission.
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Senior retirement community planned near Bowden Golf Course (Macon Telegraph)
January 9th, 2010 — Scam
LAS CRUCES — A scam is targeting Doña Ana County property owners, according to the county.At least a dozen homeowners have reported receiving letters from a company calling itself National Deed
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Property owners targeted by Doña Ana County scam (Las Cruces Sun-News)
January 8th, 2010 — Scam
DONA ANA COUNTY, N.M. — Dona Ana County officials are warning the public about a property deed scam. At least a dozen people have reported receiving letters from a company calling itself National Deed Service.
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Warning: Property Deed Letter Is A Scam (KFOX 14 El Paso)
January 7th, 2010 — Scam
A Knox County elderly couple who thought they were helping out their grandson were swindled out of about $8,000 after they were the victims of a scam.
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Scam targets area elderly (The Galesburg Register-Mail)
January 5th, 2010 — Retirement Planning
GARDNERVILLE, Nev. – County commissioners will appoint two people for a 4-year-term on the Douglas County Planning Commission on Thursday, choosing from a pool of six applicants including incumbents James Madsen and Margaret Pross. The meeting starts at 1 p.m.
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Six apply for two Douglas planning commission seats (Tahoe Daily Tribune)
January 5th, 2010 — Scam
Hunt County Sheriff Randy Meeks warned this week of the possibility of a check cashing scam that uses the name and logo of the non-profit company United Way.
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Sheriff Warns Citizens Of Check Cashing Scam (The Quinlan-Tawakoni News)
January 2nd, 2010 — Scam
Saturday update The Napa County District Attorney’s Office is investigating a scam targeting local wineries.
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DA warns of e-mail scam targeting wineries (The St. Helena Star)
January 2nd, 2010 — Scam
The Napa County District Attorney’s Office is investigating a scam targeting local wineries. According to a statement by the DA’s Consumer Protection Division, the scam starts with an e-mail (to a winery) expressing a desire to order several cases of wine for an event such as a wedding.
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DA warns of e-mail scam targeting wineries (The Weekly Calistogan)
December 29th, 2009 — Scam
Sonora, CA — Numerous Tuolumne County businesses have recently received phone calls from a scam artist who identifies himself as an officer with the Sonora PD, and asks for donations to help the “Sonora Police Department’s drug program.”
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Scam Artist Identifies Himself As Sonora Police Officer (MyMotherLode.com)
December 29th, 2009 — Retirement News
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) – Falling county funding has pushed Mesa County to rethink their employees retirement benefits.
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KJCT8.com – Grand Junction, Montrose – Weather, News, Sports | Mesa County cuts employees’ 401k benefits (KJCT 8 Grand Junction)
December 26th, 2009 — Retirement News
YORK — A retirement reception will be held for Margaret Samson, who has worked at the county assessor’s office since 1994. She worked at the veteran service office between 1990 and 1994 and has been a county employee on and off since 1960.
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Archives > News (York News-Times)
December 24th, 2009 — Scam
Hawai’i County police are warning the public about an e-mail and identity theft scam.
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Police warn of e-mail scam originating from London (Honolulu Advertiser)
December 24th, 2009 — Scam
Greenwood County deputies are still investigating a gift card scam at the Big K-Mart on Highway 72 Bypass.
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Gift Card Scam At Upstate Store (WYFF 4 Greenville)
December 23rd, 2009 — Scam
A computer hacker is apparently using the reputation of a former York County Lutheran pastor to try to scam money from people in her e-mail address book.
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Synod warns of attempted email scam (The York Dispatch)
December 20th, 2009 — Scam
The Kent County Sheriff’s Department says it has received a lot of complaints about a credit card scam.
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Text messaging scam asking for your credit card number (WZZM 13 Grand Rapids)
December 17th, 2009 — Retirement News
Hamilton County Schools was just handed an extra $5 million to add to its budget deficit, thanks to a new requirement that it contribute more to employees’ retirement funds.
December 17th, 2009 — Retirement News
Kern County’s retirement system now owes its retirees $1.2 billion more than it has. An actuary told a Kern County Employees Retirement Association committee Wednesday it has only 69 percent of the money it needs to fund future pension obligations to its retirees and employees.
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County’s retirement liability tops $1 billion (The Bakersfield Californian)
December 14th, 2009 — Scam
SANDUSKY — The Erie County Chamber of Commerce is warning area businesses and consumers about a possible scam.
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Erie County Chamber warns of scam (The Morning Journal)
December 12th, 2009 — Scam
Saturday update Napa County prosecutors have seen a spate of incidences of a common check scam in recent weeks. A company named Greendot has mailed several checks of more than $900 to local residents, according to the Napa County district attorney’s office.
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New twist on an old check scam (The St. Helena Star)
December 11th, 2009 — Scam
The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office says a man fell victim to an old scam and it ended up costing him thousands of dollars.
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Local man taken for $17,000 in scam (KKCO Grand Junction)
December 8th, 2009 — Retirement Planning
Bradley County Commissioner Connie Wilson got a pleasant surprise when she learned the county’s finance committee had already planned to revisit an issue that Commissioner Wilson wanted reviewed. The issue was retirement criteria for county employees.
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Bradley County To Reconsider Retirement Criteria (The Chattanoogan)
December 7th, 2009 — Scam
Dupage County Sheriff Office’s is warning of a phone scam. They say organizations are using the office’s name to solicit donations.
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DuPage County Sheriff’s office reports phone scam (WGN TV Chicago)
December 7th, 2009 — Scam
WHEATON, Ill. (STMW) — DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba is warning county residents of a recent phone solicitation scam by organizations falsely representing his office.
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DuPage area residents warned of phone solicitation scam (WBBM Newsradio 780 Chicago)
December 6th, 2009 — Scam
Napa County prosecutors have seen a spate of incidences of a common check scam in recent weeks.
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New twist on an old check scam (Napa Valley Register)
December 3rd, 2009 — Retirement News
Perry County school districts are bracing for significant increases in their contributions to the employee retirement fund beginning next year. Three of the county’s school districts — Susquenita, Newport and Greenwood — currently contribute 4.78 percent of its payroll toward retirement contributions. Figures for West Perry were not available by press time. By 2014-15, that figure is
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Schools brace for increases in retirement funds (Perry County Times)
December 1st, 2009 — Scam, Scams
Subject: Sheriff News Release This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. Date: Monday, November 30, 2009 Time: 3:29:26 Don’t believe it. Hang up. You didn’t win anything if you didn’t enter.
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Increase in reported scam attempts (Tehachapi News)
November 26th, 2009 — Scam
WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — A former University of Kentucky basketball player has pleaded guilty in a ticket scam case. Clark County Circuit Clerk Paula Joslin says Derrick Miller was sentenced to 360 days in prison on Wednesday just after entering the plea to criminal attempt to theft by deception.
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Former UK Basketball Player Pleads Guilty In Ticket Scam (The Kentucky Post)
November 25th, 2009 — Scam
A former University of Kentucky basketball player has pleaded guilty in a ticket scam case. Clark County Circuit Clerk Paula Joslin says Derrick Miller was sentenced to 360 days in prison on Wednesday just after entering the plea to criminal attempt to theft by deception.
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Ex-UK hoopster pleads guilty in ticket scam (WAVE 3 Louisville)
November 25th, 2009 — Scam
Eighty-eight people are not feeling too thankful today. They lost $440,000 in a golf ball scam allegedly run by two Lake County men.
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Two charged in $440,000 golf ball scam (Vernon Hills Review)
November 25th, 2009 — Scam
Eighty-eight people are not feeling too thankful today. They lost $440,000 in a golf ball scam allegedly run by two Lake County men.
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Two charged in $440,000 golf ball scam (Lake County News-Sun)
November 23rd, 2009 — Scam
A man is in jail after Bay County Sheriff’s Officials say they uncovered that he was involved in an elaborate scam using the internet and the postal system.
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Elaborate Scam (WJHG Panama City)
November 23rd, 2009 — Scam
Investigators with the Bay County Sheriff’s Office have arrested one man and uncovered an elaborate scam using the internet and postal system.
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Package Delievered to Wrong Address Leads to Scam Arrest (WMBB TV Panama City)
November 22nd, 2009 — Scam
Officials at Meals On Wheels of Asheville-Buncombe County say someone is using the nonprofit agency’s name in a holiday scam to solicit money over the telephone.
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Asheville-Buncombe Meals on Wheels warns of scam (Asheville Citizen-Times)
November 20th, 2009 — Scam
ASHEVILLE — Officials at Meals On Wheels of Asheville-Buncombe County say someone is using the non-profit agency’s name in a holiday scam to solicit money over the telephone.
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Meals On Wheels warns of holiday phone scam (Asheville Citizen-Times)
November 20th, 2009 — Scam
ASHEVILLE — Officials at Meals On Wheels of Asheville Buncombe County want to make the public aware of a current holiday scam that is using the nonprofit’s name to solicit funds over the phone.
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Meals on Wheels reports holiday phone scam (Asheville Citizen-Times)
November 19th, 2009 — Scam
(ABC 6 NEWS) – A new scam in Olmsted County is hitting restaurant owners in the pocketbook. According to police reports, the scammers are calling restaurants claiming to be either the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office or the county jail.
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Bail Money Scam Targets Restaurants (KAAL Austin)
November 17th, 2009 — Scam
Washington County residents have been contacted in a phone and text scam…which has also been reported in other parts of the country.
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Multi-Media Scam (WTAP Parkersburg)
November 17th, 2009 — Scam
ADEL — Businesses affiliated with the Adel-Cook County Chamber of Commerce are asked to be on the lookout for a possible scam in the area.
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Adel-Cook County chamber puts out alert for possible scam (The Valdosta Daily Times)
November 16th, 2009 — Scam
A FAKE council worker has been calling residents in Northumberland and telling them they are entitled to tax refunds in the latest scam to hit the county. (16/11/2009 08:53:26)
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Residents urged to be on guard following tax refund scam (Blyth and Wansbeck Today)
November 14th, 2009 — Scam
SOMERSET residents with satellite TV are among the latest victims of a national insurance scam, warns the county council.
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Warning over satellite TV insurance scam (This is West Country)
November 13th, 2009 — Scam
Lee County deputies are investigating after a Naples man claims he was a victim of a job scam on Wednesday.
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Deputies investigate Bonita job scam (NBC 2 Fort Myers)
November 12th, 2009 — Scam
A FAKE council worker has been calling residents in Northumberland and telling them they are entitled to tax refunds in the latest scam to hit the county. (12/11/2009 10:46:04)
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Northumberland warns of council tax scam (Blyth and Wansbeck Today)
November 10th, 2009 — Scam
A new scam costs one person 42-thousand dollars. Bonneville County Detectives are asking you to be extra careful.
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New lottery scam (KIDK TV Idaho Falls)
November 7th, 2009 — Scam
Jackson County authorities are warning residents about a new scam.
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New Scam in Jackson Co., FL (WTVY Dothan)
November 3rd, 2009 — Scam
A scam involving door-to-door book and magazine sales is running in Athens, according to Athens-Clarke County Police. According to police, a white college-age male about 5 feet 8 inches tall and 150 pounds, claiming to work for an Internet company called MyDynastySales.
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Police caution students of scam (The Red and Black)
October 28th, 2009 — Scam
Prosecutors have charged a New York attorney with victimizing 13 couples in a multistate, Ponzi-like adoption scam. Kevin Cohen of Roslyn was arraigned Wednesday on an indictment accusing him of grand larceny and other charges. Nassau County prosecutors say…
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13 couples claim NY man orchestrated adoption scam (San Francisco Chronicle)
October 27th, 2009 — Scam
A former UK basketball player accused in a ticket scam case in Fayette County now faces similar charges in another county. Ed Davender has now been accused of ticket scamming in Fleming County. He is accused bilking the owners of Doyle Mobile Home Sales out of $748 dollars for season tickets he didn’t have.
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Former UK Basketball Player Faces More Ticket Scam Charges (LEX 18 Lexington)