There are so many scams out there, but a new scheme has authorities raising the alarm because it's already managed to steal over a billion dollars from innocent victims.
Scammers come at us in a variety of ways. They sometimes take our identity and try to get us to send them money claiming to be the police or collections, but this latest scam is terrifying. Fortunately, no one was hurt but for an Upstate NY woman, she thought a family member was kidnapped.
It seems that every few weeks the New York State Police are warning us of another way scammers are trying to get our personal information. Here is a new one and a bit more elaborate.
Watch where you click! A fake Six Flags Club page has been scamming hundreds of Facebook users by guaranteeing free complimentary passes. Don't fall for it!
By now, you would think that scammers tried everything to get your personal information or money. It never ceases to amaze me the lengths they go through to try and obtain this stuff. Now there is a bizarre scam circulating and targeting the restaurant industry.
It seems when prices get higher or the economy is crazy, there is always a scam to be aware of. This time the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (NY DMV) has a new scam that they are warning you about. It has to do with high gas prices and rebates.
Grubhub has a no questions asked return policy. This means that Grubhub customers are entitled to a refund regardless of the circumstance of the customer being dissatisfied.
New York State officials with the Department of Labor have announced that they stopped more than 42,000 fraudulent unemployment claims since the pandemic began in mid March.
A group of scammers set up a fake coronavirus testing site in North Greenbush and may have stolen people's insurance information, identity info, and money.
It seems as if we are being bombarded by many different scams. This one involves a popular streaming service that is trying to steal your personal information.
It's the holiday season and everywhere we look there's another scam to be aware of. This one has to do with Amazon. Here's what to look for so you don't fall for it.
By now most of you heard my story I shared on air about my elderly neighbor sideswiping my car leaving some significant damage. Why is it when you get an estimate for repair from a body shop that the cost can be astronomically different if you do or do not have an insurance claim? Things that make you go hhhmmmm....
I received a post card from my high school asking me to call a 1-800 number within 7 days to verify my alumni information. It looked legit. It had my name, the year I graduated - it even had the Saratoga High School logo on it. There was something that didn’t seem right, though. I started questioning the legitimacy of the document when I noticed the “Publication Office” mailing address was in Virg
A couple out of Montgomery County got arrested for pulling a scam at a local Target store on April 30th. Carley Goguen used more than $1200 in fake money to buy items from her cashier boyfriend before returning the merch for cash.