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Raffle Scam Hits Dartmouth

Taylor Cormier — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:27:35 +0000

Dartmouth Police are warning residents of an apparent lottery scam.

Det. Kyle Costa says a number of reports and complaints have been filed of residents receiving letters from the "International Raffle Commission"

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Marathon Fundraiser Scams Began Just Hours After Bombing

Jack Peterson — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:19:17 +0000

The Massachusetts State Police have issued an apology for re-tweeting an apparently fake Twitter account allegedly raising money for Boston Marathon victims.

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Providence Man Attempts To Throw Fake Concert, Dupes People Into Buying Tickets

BJ Ragone — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:21:24 +0000

40 people showed up to White's of Westport on Saturday night for a concert that wasn't going to happen.

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Scammers Preying Upon NStar Customers

Taylor Cormier — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:41:24 +0000

NStar is warning customers of a growing phone scam.

Representatives of the utility company say potential thieves have been calling customers, posing as NStar workers and telling the customer their electricity will be shut off if they don't make a payment within one to four hours

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Text Message Scam Warning Issued

Jack Peterson — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:21:46 +0000

The Rhode Island Attorney General's office has issued a warning about a text message scam. People have reported getting messages offering one-thousand-dollar gift cards to retailers such as Target and Walmart and the link in the message goes to a website asking for personal information including social security numbers, bank account numbers, credit card information and birth dates

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