Forty Fort

Borough

Scams

Utility Workers

Some thieves will dress like utility workers, asking to enter your residence to check on your electric, gas, water service and etc.  This is usually

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Fake Checks Scams

Fake check scams can be done through the following ways: Foreign Business Offers, Love Losses, Overpayments, Rental Schemes, Sudden Riches and Work-At-Home offers. Click Here

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Online Auction Fraud

The single largest category of Internet-related complaints to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Consumer Sentinel international database — 51,000 complaints in 2002, and officials

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Phishing

Con artists phish by spamming the world with counterfeit email. Their message appears to come from a widely recognized business like Sprint, America Online, eBay,

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Nigerian 419 Scam

Named after its Nigerian criminal code, the “419″ scam has circulated for years through snail mail, fax, and email. The US Secret Service, who refers

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Identity Theft

Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal information without your permission to commit fraud or other crimes.  Click here to read more on the Federal

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IRS Scam

There are numerous IRS Tax Scams out here.  Keep in mind that the IRS will never contact you by telephone in an effort to collect

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