Friday, July 20, 2018 If you’ve received a phone call or email from the North Carolina Department of the State Treasurer (DST) claiming that you or your loved ones will be arrested due to a failure to pay outstanding fines, don’t fall for the scam. The scammers may demand that you have to send prepaid […]
Category: Alerts
Friday, July 06, 2018 As summer vacations begin, you may be looking to book vacation rentals for your summer trips. Be careful as you make these reservations – scammers are ready with fake vacation rental ads to steal your money and leave you stranded on vacation. Scammers may place real homes on vacation rental sites […]
Thursday, June 21, 2018 The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina is warning of scam telephone calls that rely on a familiar tactic: fear. Like phony IRS callers and Jury Duty scam callers, these scammers say you have to pay the money they claim you owe, quickly, in order to avoid […]
Tuesday, June 05, 2018 Scammers are always looking for new twists and new ways to carry out their schemes, and a Durham resident recently experienced this firsthand. After being convinced that he was a lottery winner, the elderly gentleman was instructed to go to a local jewelry store and purchase a $36,000 Rolex watch. The […]
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 In 2017, Western Union agreed to pay $586 million dollars to consumers who used the company to wire money to scammers. Under the agreement negotiated between the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice and the company, victims who went to Western Union between 2004 and 2017 have until the […]
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 May is a month of moves – people moving into and out of college dorms or moving homes as the school year ends. But some movers take advantage of people looking for low-priced, fast-moving assistance, and scam them out of their money or even their possessions. To help your move go […]
Thursday, April 26, 2018 Law enforcement officials in Wake County have received multiple reports of scammers posing as flooring salesmen, and targeting the elderly. These crooks work as a two or three-person team. They often put the victim off-balance by pretending to have met or done work for them previously. They may also claim to […]
Monday, April 16, 2018 Finding affordable housing is a challenge in many parts of North Carolina, and rental scammers are well aware of this fact. They exploit the situation by “hijacking” existing online ads (substituting their contact information for the real owner or agent), or by cutting and pasting photos from actual rental property listings […]
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 Tax ID Theft occurs when someone files a tax return (and claims a refund) in someone else’s name, and it creates multiple headaches and problems for the victim. Although Tax ID Theft is declining from previous years, it was confirmed by the IRS in 597,000 tax returns in 2017. A total […]
Thursday, April 05, 2018 The North Carolina State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (which administers the plan), are reporting that some of their members are receiving phone calls from scammers. The callers identify themselves as representatives of BCBSNC or the Health Plan, and ask […]