CONCORD, Calif. (KGO) -- It's an old scam still sweeping the country. Fraudsters send a victim a large check, tell the person to deposit it in their bank account, then have them send the money ...

Jeff Tilem was watching television in his Laurel Canyon home when an eerie sound caught his attention. “I heard that distinctive sound of my mailbox being popped,” he said. Stream Los Angeles News for ...

When Joe Schulz*, a small-business owner based in New Jersey, received a new customer order from a company based in Dubai, he felt that something may be off. It turned out his instincts were right, as ...

ONE CALL TO 8 ON YOUR SIDE CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROACH. SO I PUT A 2008 MAZDA ONLINE ON CRAIGSLIST. A FEW DAYS AFTER DEB ROHRER POSTED HER DAUGHTER’S CAR FOR SALE ONLINE, SHE HEARD FROM A ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A wide-reaching attempt to scam non-profits has targeted a number of South Dakota organizations. KELOLAND News first reported this back on February 13, 2024, when the Sioux ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) -Check-washing scams are on the rise nationwide and has cost one Huntsville business over $1 million. Check washing is when scammers steal a check, usually through the postal ...

LONGEST RUNNING SCAMS. THESE FOLKS HAVE BEEN TELLING YOU ABOUT SCAMS FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS NOW. AND I THINK THE FAKE CHECK SCAM MAY BE ONE OF THE FIRST I EVER REPORTED ON ALL THESE YEARS LATER, IT’S ...

Most of the scams that bedevil consumers are high-tech and sophisticated – things like email phishing scams. But lately, scammers have borrowed a page from an earlier generation of criminals. You ...

If you like mailing checks for certain expenses, then you should be aware that thieves are stealing checks from the mail and using account numbers to write bogus checks. I know how this works all too ...

An arrest in a federal Treasury check scam may bring investigators closer to cracking the unsolved murder of 12-year-old Kade Lewin in Brooklyn, a killing that shook the city. Reputed Crips member ...