As reported by Thetelegraphandargus.co.uk police are advising residents to be on their guard against potential scams operating in the area. Calderdale officers have received reports of people pretending to be from either the Police Authority or West Yorkshire Police or a similar organization, claiming they are producing a leaflet. Read Article
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As reported by Mtstandard.com, a well-known telephone scam targeting senior citizens is once again making the rounds in Anaconda. Police Chief Tim Barkell said two residents received separate calls Monday that their granddaughter was in an accident out of state and needed money right away – a variation of what is commonly known as the [...]
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According to Willcoxrangenews.com the Willcox Department of Public Safety (DPS) issued a fraud alert early Tuesday afternoon. Chief of Police Jake Weaver said that a person is calling local residents and asking for donations to the Willcox Police Department. Read Article
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Braintree.patch.com reported that police are warning South Shore senior citizens about an attempted phone scam after an elderly South Hingham resident was nearly the victim of one on Wednesday.Hinham police say the resident was the target of what is known to police as the the “Green Dot Scam” or “Walgreens Green Dot Scam.” Read Article
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Kolotv.com reported that investigators say on Saturday, January 12th a South Lake Tahoe resident got a call from a man who claimed to be with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). The caller said he was investigating illegal, online prescription drug orders, specifically a purchase the resident made in 2006. Read Article
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According to belfasttelegraph.co.uk, thousands of British people have fallen victim to a multimillion-pound Indian call center and internet fraud. Investigators believe the number of Britons deceived by the scam, up to 60,000, makes it one of the biggest such crimes carried out in the UK from abroad, the Daily Mail reported. Read Article
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Police on Friday arrested four suspects in relation to a call centre scam, deceiving victims in Thailand to transfer money to them with more than 50 people falling victim to the gang, according to Central Investigation Bureau deputy chief Pol Maj Gen Panya Mamen. Gen Panya said that Tan Chen Hang, 29, a Malaysian, and [...]
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Canadians are being warned about an auto-dialing scam that claims to offer rewards from Air Canada, Air Transat, Air Miles and other travel companies, but is apparently just trying to pry loose people’s credit card details. “We got a lot of calls about it last month, then it died down about three weeks ago, but [...]
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