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The Suffolk County Police Department is warning the public about a scam involving callers who claim to be law enforcement, demand money and threaten arrest. The department said that recently, two residents had received calls from people pretending to be the SCPD chief of police Read More …
PSEG-LI is reminding residents to beware scammers masquerading as utility workers, after a recent home invasion in Nassau County involving robbers dressed as utility workers, The thieves may go door to door impersonating PSEG Long Island employees, flashing a fake ID and/or claiming to be Read More …
Suffolk County Police are investigating two scams during which cash was intercepted by police after it had been shipped from out-of-state addresses. Police gave this account: In the first case, a 77-year-old woman from Bixby, Okla., was contacted Tuesday by a man claiming her grandson Read More …
The caller ID read as the phone rang: PSEG, LONG ISLA. Yes, the ND was missing—and that was not all that was missing earlier this month. There was no truth to the call. It was a scam. Our PSEG electric service, the caller advised, would Read More …
Medicare has issued an alert warning against several scams involving the Covid-19 vaccine. The federal agency covers the cost of the vaccine, warning recipients to never provide their Medicare card number. And never pay to join a list to get the vaccine, get early access Read More …
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart announced a new hotline Wednesday to investigate and track and scams, including emerging COVID-19 schemes. Calls to the hotline–631-851-SCAM–will be vetted by a police officer and transferred to the Criminal Intelligence Unit to track trends. Depending Read More …
PSEG Long Island will join Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) to recognize the fourth annual Utility Scam Awareness Day on Wednesday. Utility Scam Awareness Day is part of the week-long National Scam Awareness Week, an advocacy and awareness campaign focused on educating customers and exposing Read More …
PSEG-LI is warning that more consumers are falling for increasingly sophisticated scams. The most common scam, phone scamming, has become more frequent and more sophisticated. Customers have reported phone calls that seem legitimate because the caller ID reads “PSEG Long Island.” The utility said residents Read More …
New York State Police are warning Long Islanders about a phone scam involving callers pretending to be state police. The department said the scammers ask for personal information. The phone number showing as theirs displays a state police station number but is not coming from Read More …
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued an urgent consumer alert Thursday, notifying New Yorkers of a new telephone scam in which consumers receive calls from people pretending to be with the Chinese Consulate, who demand payment in exchange for a package or to prevent punishment Read More …