phone scam

5 September 2025 – Hong Kong The Hong Kong Police have cracked a string of phone scams involving suspects impersonating mainland law enforcement officers, resulting in eight victims being defrauded …

Convicted rapist Bonginkosi Masango, currently serving a 16-year prison sentence, is facing new charges after allegedly orchestrating a scam from behind bars. Masango is accused of impersonating a high-ranking Hawks …

Garland, TX – A 22-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a phone scam that defrauded an elderly couple of more than $25,000, according to Garland Police. On August …

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 …

In a swift and well-coordinated operation, Sadar Police arrested 25-year-old Abhijit Mondal, a resident of Howrah, West Bengal, for impersonating the Chief Minister of Odisha and attempting to defraud a …

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 …

Reading Man Arrested in $12,000 Grandson Scam from 2022 WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA — A Reading man has been arrested for scamming a local resident out of $12,000 in a 2022 …

VAN WERT, OH — Andrii Osoba, 29, of Warren, Michigan, was arrested by the Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office in connection with an alleged scam targeting an elderly resident, according …

CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – A Ukrainian national has been arrested after allegedly attempting to scam an elderly Cumberland County resident out of $50,000, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. …

Yalei Li, 38, of Rosemead, California, has been indicted in connection with a tech-support scam that targeted a 92-year-old woman in Pelham, New Hampshire, according to Attorney General John M. …