Fraud and Scams

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (235+ words) RARITAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Hunterdon County) — Hunterdon County Commissioner Shaun C. Van Doren is encouraging older adults to attend an upcoming fraud and scam prevention seminar aimed at helping them recognize and avoid fraudulent activity. The seminar, presented by Provident Bank, will…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (332+ words) NEW JERSEY — FBI Newark is warning the public about a new twist on a long-running fraud scheme in which scammers impersonate federal law enforcement agents to steal money. According to the FBI, victims in New Jersey have reported criminals posing…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (279+ words) NEW JERSEY — A Massachusetts man has been convicted of laundering about $1.2 million stolen from victims across the United States through internet-enabled romance scams, federal prosecutors announced. Manaseh Mintah, 43, of Dracut, Massachusetts, was convicted Sept. 28 of one count of money laundering…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (250+ words) HUNTERDON COUNTY, N.J. — More than 13 tons of sensitive documents were securely destroyed and recycled during Hunterdon County’s latest Ident-A-Shred event, county officials announced. The event, held Saturday, Sept. 19, collected 27,300 pounds, or 13.65 tons, of documents containing personal and confidential information. Hunterdon County…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (246+ words) TRENTON, N.J. — LabCorp will pay more than $2.2 million and strengthen its data-security practices under a multistate settlement resolving an investigation into a 2019 data breach that potentially exposed personal information belonging to more than 27.5 million people nationwide, including more than 400,000 New Jersey…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (265+ words) SADDLE RIVER, N.J. (Bergen County) — Two men have been arrested following a months-long investigation into an alleged debit card skimming operation targeting ATMs throughout North Jersey, according to Saddle River Police Chief Edward J. Riedel. Eugene Padure and Iulian Brinzan, both…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (364+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday aimed at helping law enforcement investigate financial fraud and scams targeting older Americans. The legislation would allow law enforcement agencies to use existing federal grant funds to investigate elder financial…...