Scams & Consumer Alerts

25+ min ago   (521+ words) PALM COAST, Fla — Thieves hijacked the home phone number from a Palm Coast couple, then scammed them out of thousands of dollars. Jay Twardosz told Action 9 Consumer Investigator Jeff Deal, “That’s big-time money.” Ever since they retired in Palm Coast…...

50+ min ago   (617+ words) FRISCO, Texas - After initially losing thousands from an international gold theft scam, an elderly Frisco resident assists police in catching one of the scammers tied to the ring that has taken over $250 million from elderly victims. An elderly Frisco resident,…...

10+ hour, 8+ min ago   (1056+ words) The responsibility for protecting citizens cannot rest solely with the individual - platforms, banks, telecoms, media and institutions must shoulder part of the burden. Modern internet fraud relies less and less on the technical unsophistication of the victim and more and…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago   (793+ words) A Hong Kong man in his 70s has lost more than HK$13 million ($1.67 million) after a self-described cryptocurrency investment expert contacted him through WhatsApp and directed him to a fake trading app. Hong Kong police said the case was among more…...

1+ hour, 46+ min ago   (238+ words) Robert Fields | WVOW News CHARLESTON West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey and a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general are asking the Federal Communications Commission to strengthen rules designed to prevent illegal robocalls from entering the U.S. phone network. The FCC’s Know…...

1+ hour ago   (157+ words) Boston 25 News Boston 25 Weather 24/7 Inside look at law enforcement & true crime Your one-stop shop for delicious dishes ‘Cat in the Hat’ AI trend prompts safety concerns among North Shore parents New Hampshire officials warn of rise in cryptocurrency ATM…...

8+ hour, 37+ min ago   (467+ words) A Florida title attorney's six-year scheme defrauded lenders, private funders, and title insurers A former Florida attorney who operated his own title company has pleaded guilty to three federal counts of wire fraud after prosecutors say he spent nearly six…...

3+ hour ago   (351+ words) SMYRNA, Ga. — A Georgia financial adviser who defrauded an elderly client out of nearly $10 million will spend more than seven years in federal prison. Ejiroghene O. Okuma, 44, of Smyrna, was sentenced September 11 to seven years and four months in prison,…...

4+ hour, 28+ min ago   (258+ words) Two people are accused of trying to steal and sell a multi-million dollar home in an expensive San Francisco neighborhood with views of the Golden Gate Bridge, authorities said. In a civil lawsuit, officials accuse Brandon Aadee and Diana Peng…...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago   (211+ words) The front of the new Official Court Summons Postcard. CIRCLEVILLE – Matthew H. Chafin, Judge of Pickaway County Common Pleas Court announces the launch of a brand-new jury management system designed to simplify and improve the jury duty process for Pickaway…...