FTC impersonation

A Texas man is being held in a Maine jail after authorities say he attempted to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of gold in an elaborate scam targeting …

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida man has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a sophisticated elder fraud scheme that defrauded an 81-year-old woman out of more than $580,000, …

ROSWELL, Ga. – A Roswell woman was scammed out of more than $100,000 in a cryptocurrency scheme, a case that local police say reflects a disturbing trend across metro Atlanta. …

Bloomfield, NJ – A man accused of scamming a victim out of $35,000 in a phone fraud scheme has been arrested, Bloomfield Police confirmed. Authorities say the victim was contacted …

BAXTER COUNTY, Ark. – A multi-agency law enforcement operation in Baxter County led to the arrest of three men involved in an elaborate scam targeting elderly victims. The suspects posed …

Misspelled Text Leads to Arrest in $30K Amazon Scam Targeting Goleta Senior A 31-year-old woman, identified as Caihong Lei, is behind bars after a spelling error in a scam text …

SCRANTON, PA — A 25-year-old Scranton man has been arrested and charged in a high-stakes scam that defrauded a Lehigh County woman of over $3 million, including gold bars worth …

An Edmond, Oklahoma man is facing serious charges after allegedly scamming an elderly man from Lamar out of $150,000 by pretending to be a government official. According to court documents, …

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Top law enforcement officials in Prince George’s County have announced the arrest of two suspects involved in a scam that defrauded seniors of more …

GENEVA, N.Y. – Police in Geneva arrested Abhishek Rameshbh Patel, a 25-year-old man from Kingston, Pennsylvania, for his role in a phone scam that defrauded a local resident of $80,000. …