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A New Bedford man is out some cash after falling for a phone scam. Police say the man received a call from somebody claiming to be an IRS agent, saying the man owed money and the New Bedford Police would arrest him if he didn't pay up...

Two 17-year-old Sandwich High School students are facing larceny charges after allegedly going door-to-door soliciting donations posing as student council members.

New Bedford Police say a woman is scamming residents out of money by pretending to raise money for a charity.

Two Connecticut women face sentencing for running a pyramid scheme that authorities say involved millions of dollars and more than 1,000 other women.

Dartmouth Police are investigating a phone and mail scam that has re-surfaced in town. It mainly targets the elderly who receive a phone call or a letter, saying they've won a large amount of money but in order to collect their winnings, they must forward money of their own, usually between 50 to 250 dollars, to the caller via money order or prepaid paypal cards.

The New York woman accused of scamming the marathon bombing victim's fund is digging in her heels.

Massachusetts authorities say a New York woman fraudulently collected nearly half a million dollars from the fund for Boston Marathon bombing victims.

It's despicable that Branden Mattier attempted to defraud One Fund of nearly 2.2 million dollars! In my book, he's a dirtbag who falsely claimed his aunt, dead for 10 years, had been injured during the Marathon bombings.

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". The phony letters say the company has affiliations with Walmart, Mastercard, and Visa, and that the recipient has won a large amount of money from an electronic drawing... Rea

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