Scam alert articles
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Scam Alert: Judge warns about fake warrants sent through the mail
An elaborate scam circulating North Alabama is designed to make you think you’re going to jail, but really, someone is trying to steal thousands of dollars from your bank account.
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Scam alert: Orleans Parish DA investigating fake jury summons
The Orleans Parish District Attorney warned residents about a recent scam that threatens people with jail time if they don’t pay hefty fines for missing jury duty.
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The 2017 GOP tax scam is paying for itself—by taxing scammed seniors
It’s no secret that the proliferation of scams targeting elderly Americans has increased dramatically with the expansive spread of information technology. Older Americans are particularly vulnerable to such scams, a disturbing reality that was made clear to me shortly before my father passed away. My parents, both in their 80s, were being inundated by scam phone calls and mailings, including the infamous grandparent scam, literally on a daily basis. Because they, like many older Americans, grew...