https://stage.pressherald.com/tag/scams

Scams

Published
March 21, 2023

CMP warns customers to be careful after wave of scam calls

Scam callers have been trying to dupe electricity customers in Maine and elsewhere by threatening to turn off their service.
Published
January 18, 2023

BoomerTECH Adventures: A scam by any other name
Published
July 12, 2022

FBI warns of spike in rental and real estate scams

The FBI Boston office issued a warning Tuesday about a jump in scams connected to the rental and real estate markets.
Published
August 28, 2021

The humble Farmer: Barnum underestimated the number of suckers born every minute

Exhibit A: An FBI agent’s story about a guy named Dave and the rich online girlfriend who he’s never met in person.
Published
July 19, 2021

Maine secretary of state warns of text-based phishing scam

Shenna Bellows is warning residents to be suspicious of text messages they receive from an entity claiming to be the 'Secretary of State Drivers License Facility.'

advertisement

Published
April 21, 2021

FBI warns of telephone scammers, posing as federal agents, who bilked 44 Mainers

The agency's Boston Division says it's seeing an increase in reports about scammers targeting residents of Maine and other New England states through unsolicited, often spoofed, phone calls.
Published
March 6, 2021

Maine labor department warns of social media scams

Scammers are posing as Maine Department of Labor officials to steal people's personal information.
Published
October 30, 2020

Cumberland County sheriff warns of phone scam targeting grandparents

Scammers are impersonating grandchildren to ask local residents to send money, the sheriff's office said.
Published
June 1, 2020

Facebook ads target L.L.Bean in scam sale

Using the Freeport retailer's own logo and photos, the ads tempt with discounts as low as 80%, but don't do it.
Published
May 27, 2020

Maine cancels 2,200 bogus unemployment claims, investigates payments to scammers

‘Organized criminals’ have taken advantage of a massive spike in unemployment payments to file claims with stolen personal information.