phone scam

Another scam alert!

Two from NJ have been arrested on both misdemeanor and felony charges following a recent phone scam where they demanded more than $25,000 from local residents.

Be cautious of calls from distressed relatives: New Yorkers warned by law enforcement of family emergency scams.

4 billion robocalls every month are made to Americans, and many are from scammers.

Small business owners and seniors in New York City are being targeted by phone scammers impersonating Google or Yelp agents.

Nutley, NJ, police warn of an impersonation scam

Customers have been experiencing a scam that offers a "little gift," a clickable URL, in appreciation for paying their March bill. Don't click it.

A caller who identified himself as a U.S. Marshal with Border Patrol in Texas informed the victim he would need to verify his identity, or else an arrest warrant would be issued and the victim's bank accounts would be frozen.

Amid chemo, the man bought $18,000 in store gift cards for the phony "agents" who threatened him with arrest via phone, police said.

The 77-year-old woman was told her grandson needed money for legal fees after a serious car crash.