BLUE GRASS, Iowa (KWQC) – If you receive a text message claiming to be from a local fire department, you should ignore it. According to…
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Category: Construction Scams
Florida AG Moody redirects funds from robocalls to charity
The money has been redirected to legitimate organizations, including one that benefits wounded servicemembers and veterans. TAMPA, Fla. — The state’s attorney general is urging…
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Scammers put a new twist on old fake claim of winning Publisher’s Clearing House sweepstakes
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — There’s a new variation on an old scam that tries to delude you into thinking you’ve won the Publisher’s Clearing House…
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Suspected gas pump scheme caught on camera in Sacramento County
An ARCO gas station in Sacramento County caught the suspects on camera swapping the nozzles. The customers were ultimately refunded. ANTELOPE, Calif. — A reported…
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Florida Attorney General warns consumers of new scam targeting mobile payments – WFTV
ORLANDO, Fla. — Attorney General Ashley Moody is warning consumers that hackers are taking advantage of the increase in mobile payment app usage. Moody stated…
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Racial slur found at Facebook construction site in Eagle Mountain
EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Utah — A racial slur was found Monday morning at the Facebook construction site in Eagle Mountain, along with what appeared to be…
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SEC, U.S. Attorney charge 3 N.J. & N.Y. men with stealing $40 million as sham victims in class-action suits
Federal prosecutors charged three men — two from New Jersey and one from New York — with filing sham victims’ claims totaling $40 million, pretending…
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Aspen Skico insurer sues Johnson couple for $5.2 million over ski-selling scam
An insurance company is suing to collect just over $5.2 million from a couple criminally convicted of selling 13,000 pairs of skis belonging to Aspen…
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Scammers target woman with bogus cashier’s checks
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Being a secret shopper may sound like fun and an easy way to make some quick money, but the Better Business Bureau…
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Cincinnati scammed out of $137K in payment to fraudster: city memo
CINCINNATI (WXIX) – Cincinnati was scammed out of $137,000 in what city officials say was an electronic payment made to a third party who, as…
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