Scam news 1
CASH OUT ‘Fake tipster’ being Hunted
POLICE are hunting an alleged ‘fake tipster’ who mysteriously disappeared after conning punters in a betting scam.
Mitchell Fenton is alleged to have offered hugely inflated odds on a horse that won a race. Read more
Scam news 2
Mystery shopper scam
APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) – A Consumer First Alert about a shopping scam. Appleton police say a scam letter and a fake check were sent to one of its own officers.
“When I walked in and saw a priority envelope sitting in my work mailbox, I’m like, that’s odd,” Police Captain Gary Lewis told us.Capt. Read more
Scam news 3
‘Nigerian prince’ email scams
The “Nigerian prince” email scam is perhaps one of the longest-running Internet frauds. Actress Anne Hathaway even joked about it in her monologue on “Saturday Night Live” over a decade ago.
Also called “Nigerian letter” scams or “foreign money exchanges,” these typically start with an email from someone overseas who claims to be royalty. Read more