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The indictment said participants in the scheme recruited more than 400 people to either claim they had fallen where no accident occurred or to deliberately fall at NYC locations where they could claim there were cracks in concrete sidewalks, potholes or unsecured cellar doors.

Getting paid to shop sounds great. A letter and check in the mail with promises of an easy payday. But a secret shopper scam is targeting North Texans.

Getting paid to shop sounds great. A letter and check in the mail with promises of an easy payday. But a secret shopper scam is targeting North Texans.

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles says online criminals are targeting Texas drivers with messages that look like they’re coming from the state agency.

If it feels like you’re inundated with scam calls, texts and emails lately, you’re not alone. The Federal Trade Commission says fraud reports surged during the pandemic.

A Fort Worth business owner is trying to stop a scammer who is targeting photographers in North Texas.The wedding and special events venue says someone is using their address as the setting for a fake event. NBC 5 Responds reporter Diana Zoga explains how the venue caught on and the lessons we can all take away from her story.

The newly-approved COVID-19 vaccine means a chance to reunite with loved ones and return to normalcy for many, but for scammers, a vaccine means an opportunity to steal from hopeful consumers.

If something sounds too good to be true, it often is, and an Aldi offer for free groceries that’s been making the rounds on Facebook this week is, in fact, a scam.

Police at the University of North Texas are warning students about a scam involving job offers.

Residents across the United States are finding packages of seeds mailed to them from China in what is believed to be part of a scam to skew online shopping algorithms.

Keller police are warning the public about scam callers impersonating the police department.

The Plano Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a rental scammer.

The Dallas Police Department Financial Investigations Unit wants to bring awareness to the public regarding a phone call scam involving perpetrators purporting themselves to be legitimate Dallas Police Officers by using their title and name.

A couple helped run an international romance scam that used bogus profiles on dating websites to woo dozens of victims into giving up more than $6 million, federal prosecutors said. Martins Friday Inalegwu and Steincy Mathieu, both of Maple Shade, New Jersey, were charged Tuesday with conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud. Inalegwu, 31, made his initial court appearance…

A man is being accused of targeting the elderly in a scam by going to homes and providing services. The Palo Pinto Sheriff’s Office is warning residents in the area of a man that is going to homes to provide service and duties. According to officials the man is requiring payment from residents for his services. The man is...

Thieves posing as school district employees are canvasing a North Texas neighborhood, asking for money and credit card information. An Everman Independent School District letter to parents warns of scammers claiming to be in partnership with the district are going door-to-door and calling residents. The thieves have been reported to ask residents to sign a contract, give a deposit of…

Burleson police are warning the public about an email phishing scam involving the coronavirus.

This week is dubbed Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week by the Federal Trade Commission. With the tax deadline looming on April 15, now is the time to take steps to protect yourself and your money. Financial professional Steve Ringo from Dewitt & Dunn Financial Services said scammers are on the move to prey upon consumers. “Most people are using online…

A Texas man has a warning for online car sellers. He was duped out of tens of thousands of dollars in a scam that was so convincing even the bank and police thought it looked real.

A former California business executive has been sentenced to two months in prison for paying $250,000 to get his son into the University of Southern California as a fake volleyball recruit. Jeffrey Bizzack, of Solana Beach, California, was sentenced in Boston’s federal court Wednesday. The 59-year-old pleaded guilty in July to a single count of fraud and conspiracy.