January 12th, 2010 — Scam
BRUNSWICK COUNTY | The Brunswick Sheriff’s Office has received reports of a telephone scam involving lottery winnings and transaction fees, according to a news release. Lt. Marty Folding with the sheriff’s office said anyone who is asked to send money for an international lottery should contact the police immediately.
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Brunswick Sheriff’s Office warns of telephone lottery scam (The Wilmington Star-News)
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
WILLITS – Officials are warning about a telephone scam hitting the city of Willits. On Jan. 8, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office received several complaints of a telephone scam occurring at local businesses in and around the city of Willits, according to sheriff’s Capt. Kurt Smallcomb.
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REGIONAL: Reports come in about telephone scam (Lake County News)
January 11th, 2010 — Scam, Scams
The Trumbull County Senior Service Unit wants to warn everyone—especially senior citizens—about possible scams. Representatives from the sheriff’s office said that two senior citizens, one from Warren and one from Niles, recently became victims to a scam. Each lost more than $4,000. Officials said a person called the senior citizen telling them they won a large sum of money but in order to …
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Lottery Scam Targets Seniors (WYTV Youngstown)
January 6th, 2010 — Scam
The Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to be aware of a Facebook phishing scam that has surfaced in Tazewell County. Residents should be aware that a bogus message asking for money
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Facebook "London Scam" reported in Tazewell County (WVVA Bluefield)
January 6th, 2010 — Scam
The Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to be aware of a Facebook phishing scam that has surfaced in Tazewell County. Residents should be aware that a bogus message asking for money to be sent to the United Kingdom is being sent through the Facebook network.
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Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office warns of scam (Richlands News-Press)
January 6th, 2010 — Scam
ERWIN — The Unicoi County Sheriff’s Department is warning against a scam circulating across the country.
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Unicoi sheriff says shipments part of scam (Johnson City Press)
December 31st, 2009 — Scam
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is warning the local Hispanic community about a recent scam aimed at them.
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Washoe County Sheriff’s office warns about scam targeting Hispanics (Reno Gazette-Journal)
December 31st, 2009 — Scam
Associated Press – December 31, 2009 12:24 AM ET PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) – Sheriff’s officials say they caught a scam artist after a Palmdale shopper spotted a photo of her two daughters on a…
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Man allegedly used photo in store charity scam (Channel 8 San Diego)
December 30th, 2009 — Scam
The Barron County Sheriff’s Department is warning you about an e-mail scam going around the area.
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Barron County Sheriff’s Department warning people about an e-mail scam (WEAU Eau Claire)
December 23rd, 2009 — Scam
The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department has issued a warning about a scam using the name of fallen officer Sergeant Jeff Shaw.
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Scam uses name of fallen officer Sgt. Jeff Shaw (WNDU 16 South Bend)
December 23rd, 2009 — Scam
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (Indiana’s NewsCenter) – The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department is warning people. If someone approaches you collecting money in the name of fallen officer Jeff Shaw don’t give, It’s a scam.
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Fundraising Scam In Name Of Fallen Officer (Indiana’s NewsCenter)
December 23rd, 2009 — Scam
The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department is warning citizens of a current scam using the name of fallen officer, Sgt. Jeff Shaw.
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Local scam uses fallen officer (WANE-TV Fort Wayne)
December 23rd, 2009 — Scam
The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department is warning local citizens of a current scam that is using the name of fallen officer Sgt. Jeff Shaw.
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Fundraising scam reported (FOX 28 South Bend)
December 20th, 2009 — Scam
Pratt area residents are warned to be aware of a scam currently under way in the Pratt area. In the past few days several people have received phone calls from people pretending to be the sheriff or from the Internal Revenue Service and this is a scam, said Pratt County Sheriff Vernon Chinn.
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Phone scam hits Pratt area (The Pratt Tribune)
December 20th, 2009 — Scam
The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office wants residents to be on alert for a scam.
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Police want to warn of scam (WIVB Buffalo)
December 19th, 2009 — Scam
A man the Delta County Sheriff calls a “top notch scam artist” and is wanted in multiple states is behind bars.
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Delta Sheriff: "Top Notch Scam Artist" Behind Bars (KKCO Grand Junction)
December 14th, 2009 — Scam
FRANKLIN COUNTY– We want to warn you about a scam that’s hit our area. That targeting Verizon wireless costumers. The Franklin County Sheriff office says the number 3 comes up in the caller ID. When you answer the phone a recorded message asks for personal banking and credit card information.
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Cell Phone Scam (WSIL 3 Southern Illinois)
December 9th, 2009 — Scam
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office wants residents to know a “winners” scam is circulating through the mail in Okaloosa County.
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‘Winners’ Scam (WJHG Panama City)
December 2nd, 2009 — Scam
POMEROY — Another mail scam has been reported to the Meigs County Sheriff’s Department, Sheriff Robert Beegle said Tuesday. A local resident reported receipt of a letter, with no address and a Can…
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Sheriff reports newest mail scam (The Daily Sentinel)
December 2nd, 2009 — Scam
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is warning people of a debit card scam.
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Debit card scam warning (KWWL Iowa)
December 1st, 2009 — Scam
FAYETTE COUNTY – The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office would like to alert the public of a cell phone scam taking place. Reports say caller wants you to verify your debit card number in order for your card to remain active. The calls are coming from an area code beginning with either (601) or (714).
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CONSUMER ALERT: Phone Scam Hits Northeast Iowa (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)
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 18th, 2009 — Scam
A new gift certificate scam is hitting the area, Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald warns residents.
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Sheriff warns of new scam (The Chetek Alert)
November 12th, 2009 — Scam
A want-ad that ran on the classified page of The Evening News and The Tribune has been reported to be a scam, according to investigators from the Floyd County Sheriff’s Department.
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Tutors targeted in want-ad scam (The Evening News and the Tribune)
November 11th, 2009 — Scam
Officials at Pontotoc County Sheriff’s Department warn residents to be aware of a new phone scam.
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Officials warn of new phone scam (Ada Evening News)
November 11th, 2009 — Scam
Inmates are racking up phone charges, and you are being billed for them. The Stephens County Sheriff’s Department says it is all apart of a scam, and is encouraging residents not to fall for it.
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Inmates scam unsuspecting residents over the phone (KSWO Lawton-Wichita Falls)
November 11th, 2009 — Scam
The Barron County Sheriff’s Department wants to warn you about a possible scam in the area.
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Beware of gift card scam (WEAU Eau Claire)
November 9th, 2009 — Scam
HURON COUNTY — The Huron County Sheriff is warning of yet another scam targeting Huron County residents as culprits are looking to gain access to personal and financial information.
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Sheriff warns of scam (Huron Daily Tribune)
November 8th, 2009 — Scam
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a new phone scam making the rounds.
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Sheriff’s office warns of new phone scam (Jackson County Floridan)
November 4th, 2009 — Scam
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a scam where a young man calls elderly people pretending to be their grandson and asks for money.
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Scam warning issued in Flathead County (KAJ Kalispell)
November 3rd, 2009 — Scam
The Boone County Sheriff’s Department is warning residents of an apparent telephone scam.
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Phone call draws a scam warning (Columbia Daily Tribune)
November 3rd, 2009 — Scam
Lancaster Sheriff Terry Wagner is warning of a potential scam that targeted a Firth nursing home.
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Sheriff Warns of Possible Business Scam (KOLN Lincoln)
November 2nd, 2009 — Scam
COLUMBIA — A phone call purporting to be part of a Boone County Sheriff’s Department fundraiser for charity is a scam, the department said Monday. One target of the scam contacted the sheriff’s department Monday and said a telephone solicitor claimed to be collecting money for the Boone County Sheriff’s Department Christmastime program for shopping with needy children. When the target questioned …
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Sheriff’s department says telephone fundraiser is scam (Columbia Missourian)
November 2nd, 2009 — Scam
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is receiving reports that a scam that made the rounds in the region last year has resurfaced.
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"Relative Needs Money" Scam Resurfaces (WJHG Panama City)
October 29th, 2009 — Scam
ANDERSON, Ind. — Madison County Sheriff Ron Richardson has warned the public to be on guard against a telephone scammer impersonating a sheriff’s department deputy. Richardson said the attempted scam was reported around 10 p.m. Sunday.
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Sheriff warns the public of scam (The Herald Bulletin)
October 27th, 2009 — Scam
MANATEE — A Palmetto couple told Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies that they were defrauded out of $8,500 in a lottery scam, according to a report.
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Parrish couple loses $8,500 in lottery scam (Bradenton Herald)