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A man posing as a federal agent scammed a Des Plaines woman out of $8,000 last week, police said. The impostor called the woman on April 5 and said he was with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and t...
Some 73 million former and current AT&T account holders are being notified that sensitive information, like full names and social security numbers, has been leaked onto the dark web as
Amazon impersonators stole $27 million in a year. Here’s how : Rashtra News Karl Tapales | Moment | Getty ImagesCon artists pretending to be Amazon employees scammed Americans out of $27 million from July 2020 through June 2021, the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday.These fraudsters were part of a "business impersonator" scam. Criminals pose as
WATERTOWN — The Watertown Police Department posts the following Incident Report for January, 2024.
A Des Plaines woman’s Social Security number was stolen and used to file a fraudulent income tax return, police said Monday. The fake return was filed Feb. 15. The scam was discovered by the IRS, wh...