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Gant: Don't be fooled by fake calls

3/7/2024
Several days ago, I received a phone call that went like this: “Hello, grandpa. It’s me your grandson.”

Chandler PD: Two posed as Microsoft reps to steal …

10/17/2023
Chandler Police announced Tuesday two arrests have been made in a unique fraud case. On Oct. 6, according to a news release, Chandler officers investigated a report of an 88-year-old victim who …

Hector: Thanks for scam article

9/13/2023
I read the article about fraud against seniors in the Independent.

Gudgeon: Sun City resident receives more than 50 …

6/23/2023
I am a 92-year-old lady living at Wooddale Village.

Beware the door knockers

5/30/2023
Peoria resident Lois Hatfield knows firsthand what damage a fraudulent contractor can do to someone’s finances.

FBI says 241 Arizona elders per day victims of fraud

5/8/2023
Arizona ranks among the Top 10 states in reported money loss when it comes to elder fraud, which strikes those locally over the age of 60 at a rate of 241 per day.

Phone scam possibly uses AI to terrify Scottsdale …

4/24/2023
April 15 was a lazy Saturday morning when Scottsdale residents Andrea and Scott Smith got a phone call around 9:30 a.m. that no parent wants to get. Their 19-year-old daughter Summer was on the …

FBI investigates rehab scams targeting Indigenous …

3/22/2023
PHOENIX – The FBI is investigating scams by fake rehab groups that target the Indigenous community, offering substance-abuse recovery or mental-health services at pop-up facilities to rake in government money, FBI officials say.

Kasper: Scammer on loose in Sun City?

1/9/2023
Beware of the bicycle-riding gardener.

Sun City seniors in scam crosshairs

5/25/2022
Sun Cities residents are in the cross hairs of fraud perpetrators in larger numbers than most communities.

New job scam interviews candidates via messaging app

5/5/2022
PHOENIX — Whenever the economy threatens to take a dip, scammers love to bring back the good old employment scams.

New scams target the Sun Cities

4/26/2022
Scams come in many different forms and becoming familiar with the various tactics can help detour residents in the Sun Cities from falling victim.