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"They made me scared," said the woman, who asked that her identity not be revealed. It started when she got an email, which appeared to be from Amazon that claimed she bought a $1,800 laptop and a $3,500 camera. The email said that if she didn't order that, she should call immediately. When she called the number provided in the email, a man claiming to be with the Amazon fraud department told her if she didn't do as he asked, the fraudulent activity would continue. "These scammers are going to come and ruin you, get into your pension and they're going to get into your savings," she recalled t...

Kenton County Sheriff warns of scam callers posing as law enforcement Scripps and last updated 2021-01-20 16:27:30-05 COVINGTON, Ky. — Scam callers are at it again, the Kenton County Sheriff's Office said, and they're posing as law enforcement officers to convince victims to hand over money by phone or in person. According to a scam alert Wednesday, the caller identifies themselves as "Lt. Yarboro" with the Kenton County Sheriff's Office, most recently from (859) 474-7750. Then, they ask for money in order "take care of" outstanding warrants or court costs. But the sheriff's office said ...

Franklin Police Chief addresses scam phone calls Franklin Police Department and last updated 2021-01-12 14:56:14-05 FRANKLIN — If you have received a phone call from a Franklin number in regards to an arrest, it is likely a scam. Police Chief Morris Beverly released a public notice on Tuesday saying the the Social Security Administration will not contact you via phone call. The robocall claims that claims that the SSA is issuing a warrant for your arrest and to not hang up. Scammers are also telling people to provide personal information. Chief Beverly says to ignore those calls. If ...

Consumer today. >> dana: so the ftc, they say the largest number of complaints is about imposter scams. you mention it's easy to doop these numbers. is there something that the government can do to prevent that from being so easy? >> they're starting to cut down on the robo calls. they're not the verizon, at&t. they come from phone calls all over the world that are small businesses where the robo calls generate out of. it's difficult to stop them. it's getting now where they're identifying them. it tells you on the phone it's a scam call. >> and it's not just the elderly. very smart people fal...