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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York has expanded its investigation into a COVID-era cleaning supply scam, revealing $8 million in fraudulent billings. From January 2019 to January 2022, the defendants billed 5,458 businesses for cleaning products under fake company names. Exploiting the pandemic, they sent small, seemingly […]
A shortage of popular weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic have prompted a skyrocketing demand. Which has also lead to scammers on social media offering to ship weight loss drugs for lower prices — and without a prescription. A joint investigation conducted from February through April by the nonprofits Digital Citizens Alliance and Coalition […]
RG&E putting its customers on alert about scammers acting as employees to steal personal information. Scammers are threatening customers that their power will be shut off unless they make a payment. Make sure you don’t give out any personal information. RG&E & NYSEG warn customers of scammers posing as employees (rochesterfirst.com)
Be careful shopping at big box stores in the area, earlier this month in Ontario County the Sheriff’s office is investigating two skimming devices that were found at two Wal-Mart stores. Reports say 3 individuals placed the devices on card readers at the Geneva Walmart on July 2nd and at the Canandaigua in Hopewell Wal-Mart […]
If you’ve ever recorded your voice and uploaded it to the Internet, you could be the net victim or the growing AI Audio Clone Scam! Learn how to protect yourself and your family inside.
If you get a call from someone who sounds like a friend or family member in trouble and asking for your information hang up and call them back. Then report the incident to local authorities. Now, you may be thinking why would I do that? Well there is a new scam and we know scammers […]
A New York City man pleads guilty and admits To stellan customer’s information from Wegmans. The man from Brooklyn used several Wegmans credit card accounts to charge over $9,000 worth of groceries for himself and others. https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/business/local-business/wegmans-hacker-pleads-guilty-to-fraud/
Do you mail checks? Well be aware that thieves are stealing checks from the mail and using account numbers to write bogus checks. Law enforcement officials call this scheme “wash and cash.” The scam clearly targets people who drop checks in the mail. Thieves lift the account and routing numbers and create their own fake […]
A man was exposed for faking his son’s death and receiving over $1,000 in donations for related expenses for the alleged child’s death. Earlier this Kalen Stevens was arrested and charged with several felony charges related to the alleged scheme. Reports say Kalen Stevens told co-worker his son died from leukemia in August. […]
If you are thinking about investing money with people you know make sure you do your homework before you give them any money. We tend to be weary of people we don’t know but I would implore you to keep the same energy with people you do know when it comes to money. This news […]