We got a call the other day from Laurel Bates of Puyallup about a phone scam that was recently run on her.
We got a call the other day from Laurel Bates of Puyallup about a phone scam that was recently run on her.
She was able to get her money back but wanted to alert others to be guard against swindlers.
Read more here: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2013/01/10/reader-hopes-others-dont-get-scammed-like-she-did/
After 30 years in the commercial loan brokering business, Marc Barbe said he should have seen the scam coming when he spoke to Dairld Wurtz, whom he described as a smooth-talking Boise loan broker.
Pennsylvania State Police are warning of a scam involving a phony sweepstakes in which callers tell victims they've won money through the Rite-Aid drug store chain.
After sending the initial deposit, however, the businesses never heard back from the company or received any ad proofs.
If you're getting calls from Essential Sweepstakes, just hang up. That's advice from Cpl. Todd Dronen of the Kennewick Police Department.
Karolyn Friday of Kennewick told the Herald on Wednesday that she's been getting calls from Essential Sweepstakes for days, at all hours. She said the caller claims the contest is linked to Publishers Clearing House and Reader's Digest.
Friday said the caller claims she's won a prize. But then goes on to say she needs to send $399 to pay the taxes before Essential Sweepstakes will send Friday her winnings.
A Senior Scam Jam will be held April 25, in Nampa to help senior citizens, their caregivers and people with disabilities to learn about the latest trends in frauds and scams.
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