Jan 01 2022
Greetings – Alas – time flew by too quickly so this is a combined November/December Scambuster. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are ready for a Happy New Year! Now is the time to really have your scam radar up – lots of scams taking advantage of gift buying and on-line shopping, …
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Jul 09 2019
CRAIGS LIST — 1. Scammer wants to purchase your item by mailing a certified check to you via overnight USPS – when you cash the check they will have their shipping company pick up the item when you have the cash from their check in hand. NOTE: THEIR CHECK IS PHONY. You will lose your …
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Nov 07 2017
Barbara EJ Bennett, Sheriff’s Auxiliary Unit Coordinator, Larimer County Sheriff’s Office PLEASE do not accept gifts that you haven’t purchased and that you are expected to pay something for. Here is the scam – it could have a different version but you get the picture! The following is a recounting of the incident from the …
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Oct 11 2017
The scammers never sleep. In the last few days the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office has received calls about various versions of scams. 1. Someone supposedly from a local business calls a resident and the business’ real phone number appears in caller ID. It really isn’t from the business it is a scammer using the name …
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