A statement from North Carolina’s Attorney General, Josh Stein, addresses scammers attempting to take advantage of our state’s residents during the pandemic: Our office has received reports of scammers going door to door in neighborhoods selling coronavirus testing kits and cleaning supplies. This activity could be both a scam and a pretense to enter your […]
Duke Energy warns customers to be aware of scams that claim their power is about to be shut off. People are posing as Duke Energy employees in person, online and on the phone. Scammers have developed more sophisticated and intimidating ways to scams customers our of money. Here are some RED FLAGS to look out […]
Shopping on- line on Cyber Monday has it’s advantages and disadvantage. You avoid crowds, but it also opens the buyer up to attacks from scams and hackers. In order to fight the Grinch use precaution when shopping on-line. Be cautious of the following: 1. Bargain emails offering gift cards and coupon deals –You’ll get a lot […]
People sell stuff online and in the papers every day with no problem. Thieves are using the Internet to lure victims on social networking and other web sites in a new robbery technique. A man advertised on Craigslist that he had phones to sell. The man met with the buyers and was pepper sprayed and […]
Perhaps the conditions were too ripe for him to pass on this kind of action. Recently Michael Winans Jr., who’s related to the Winans family of gospel singers, was charged with wire fraud in connection with accusations that he operated an $8 million Ponzi scheme in which he promised people they’d make out big by […]
Foreclosure rescue fraud is sweeping the country and can end up costing you the home and equity you’re desperately trying to save from foreclosure. If someone who is not your mortgage lender promises to save your home and asks for you to pay money up front, you need to be very cautious. Here are 5 […]
