Category: Scams
Arizona State Official charged in human smuggling, baby adoption scheme
The Maricopa Co. Assessor would pay pregnant women from the Marshall Islands $10K to deliver their babies in the U.S. and then charge U.S. families $40K to adopt the babies, with their health care paid for by State Medicare Services
Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam pleads guilty to defrauding contributors to a youth basketball team
$87,215 that Gilliam told contributors was going toward school supplies and a basketball team for underprivileged kids instead lined his own pockets
Two women arrested in nation-wide $900,000 IRS fraud scam
Unsuspecting victims threatened with arrests if they didn’t send Target Gift Cards to the scammers
Latest defendant arrested and charged in UCLA college admissions scandal
Canadian citizen Xiaoning Sui was arrested in Spain as government seeks extradition of the 52nd defendant in this case
Troopers help prevent Maryland woman from being scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars
Maryland State Police Recover Victim’s $17,500 While Investigating Computer Scam In Cecil County
Scranton Mayor Bill Courtright resigns after pleading guilty to bribery, conspiracy and extortion
Law enforcement had been working an undercover investigation into Courtright’s nefarious activities for several years
Telephone scams now targeting the elderly and how to avoid fraudsters
Scammers are targeting our elderly now. Here are some important tips to protect you and your family . . .
Scammers posing as Electric Co. reps want you to send them gift cards or lose your home’s power
… the calls may come from a 1-800 number, may happen late in the day and the automated phone prompts are similar to FPL’s prompt system.
