Cellphones, landlines and addresses used by fraudsters to get money.
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Scammers impersonate Walmart employees in parking lot in order to shoplift
Law enforcement officials in North Carolina said scammers are impersonating Walmart employees and approaching customers in the parking lot, asking to see a receipt for proof of purchase.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Creator of bogus ad targeting George Stanley's property remains unidentified
GREENE — The Craigslist scam that resulted in a gull-like scavenging at George Stanley’s home in October generated all kinds of interest, locally and abroad. The Daily Mail in the United Kingdom wrote a lengthy piece about the caper and unfortunate results. A reporter from the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies went to Stanley’s Route […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Scam alert: Verify requests to help veterans
This year is the 100th anniversary of the Nov. 11 signing of the treaty that ended World War I. Nov. 11 eventually became Veterans Day. In what AARP’s Fraud Watch Network calls “a shameful twist,” crooks are pretending to represent charities benefiting our nation’s heroes. Scammers often use sound-alike names or invent authentic “organizations” to […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Lewiston, Auburn firefighters not behind calls raising money
LEWISTON — City officials are urging people to be cautious, after a report that someone has been calling area residents and representing themselves as a fundraiser for local firefighters. In a news release Tuesday, Lewiston Fire Chief Brian Stockdale said the calls have nothing to do with the Lewiston Fire Department or its Union Local […]
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Scam alert: If you get a message from Patrick Dempsey, it is not Patrick Dempsey
LEWISTON — Patrick Dempsey is not asking people to donate money to him, or to his Dempsey Centers cause through his social media accounts, the actor tweeted Monday. Dempsey tweeted it has come to his attention “that people have been impersonating me and asking my fans for money (through social media). Please do not ever […]
Posted inFranklin
Farmington residents report getting scam letters
FARMINGTON — The Police Department has taken several reports of a new scam being mailed to area residents. Letters have been sent that state a namesake of the recipient has died and left $18.5 million in a bank in Hong Kong, according to a news release from the Farmington department. The author of the letter claims […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Fraud calls target elderly in Mexico
MEXICO — Over the past two weeks, fraudulent phone calls have been targeting Mexico seniors. In one case, it cost someone $2,000, with no chance of recovery. According to Police Chief Roy Hodsdon, the caller says that a loved one fled the scene of a car crash, was in jail for the crime and required bail money. […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Scam Alert: Sheriff Eric Samson probably isn't calling you about a warrant
AUBURN — Androscoggin County Sheriff Eric Samson does not have a “deep, Southern accent.” Area residents, therefore, need be alert to telephone calls from a man — with a Southern drawl — who claims to be Samson and claims a warrant has been issued for their arrest. The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office issued a scam […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
Maine courts issue scam alert
FARMINGTON — The Maine Judicial Branch issued a scam alert Friday saying it had been advised of “at least one” report of a scam artist making telephone calls posing as a Franklin County court employee and seeking personal information. This warning, which follows others from earlier in the year, advises anyone who gets such a […]