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An Easton man who exploited first-time home buyers or people with poor credit in a real estate rent-to-own scam has been sentenced to jail.

An energy company looking to branch into New Bedford is pulling back for the time being. Representatives from the company "Just Energy" reached out to Ward Two City Councilor Steven Martins after he filed a motion calling for an investigation into the company's business practices...

New Bedford Police are warning residents of yet another apparent phone scam. The latest scheme seems to target elderly women, telling them over the phone they owe large sums of money to the federal government. The calls come from area code 202, which is based out of Washington, D...

Yet another apparent scam is working its way through another Southcoast community. Dartmouth Police say they've fielded numerous complaints regarding phone scams where the caller poses as an Internal Revenue Service representative. The caller will go onto say the resident owes back taxes, and may even have some personal information of theirs already, including address, date of birth, and the last

State authorities are warning Massachusetts residents about a nationwide phone scam that aggressively targets taxpayers. The state attorney's general's office says it has received several complaints about the scam. The scammer usually claims to be from the Internal Revenue Service or another government agency, and tells the target they will be arrested because they did not pay or did not correctly

Fairhaven Police are warning of a potential scam that seems to be targeting businesses in the town. Fairhaven Police Sgt. Kevin Kobza says several businesses have reported receiving a phone call from a man who claims their electricity will be shut off within an hour due to unpaid bills with NStar Electric...

Fairhaven Police are warning residents about a possible scam. Sergeant Kevin Kobza says they received a report from a resident who was called by someone who claimed they were with the Fraternal Order of Police. The caller said they raising funds on behalf of the Fairhaven Police Department...

Fall River Police are warning residents of a scam making it's way throughout the city via "snail mail". According to Detective J.D. Costa, some Fall River residents have reported receiving letters stating they are the winners of a cash prize, and have received a partial check to cover "non-resident taxes"...

"Robo-calls" are apparently to blame for the latest in a series of scams in the Greater New Bedford area. Dozens of residents report receiving phone calls over the weekend, where a recorded message would claim to be a local bank representative saying there was a problem with the customer's debit card...