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Connecticut A.G. Warns Of FBI Child Porn E-Mail Scam

Internet scams are getting more and more sophisticated and Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen says the latest one is a real beaut.

2012/09/07

Ask Asa: When ‘Unsubscribe’ Means The Opposite

When you click on the “unsubscribe” button on an Internet offer you may be doing more than you think, and CBS 2′s Consumer Reporter Asa Aarons found out that it may not always be in your best interest.

2012/06/18

Suffolk Police Warn Of Best Buy Gift Card Text Message Scam

Police in Suffolk County are warning the public about a scam being sent to mobile phones, WCBS 880′s Sophia Hall reported.

2012/06/13

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Ask Asa: Child Identity Theft

CBS 2′s Asa Aaron takes a look at how kids’ identities have become the new target of scam artists.

2012/04/05

Ask Asa: Avoiding Home Contracting Scams

Every spring roving repair contractors show up at doors in the tri-state area. The offer roof and chimney repairs, among other pieces of handiwork. But the “repairs” are often short-lived and over-priced, costing the consumer even more to repair again down the road.

2012/03/27

Ask Asa: The Mystery Shopper Scam

Given the current state of the economy and the job market many people are searching for any jobs that they can find.

2012/03/14

Scam Artists Raid Mailboxes In Search Of Tax Refund Checks

On a quiet street in Lyndhurst a pair of low-level scam artists have allegedly been ripping off refunds, one house and one mailbox at a time.

2012/03/07

Internet scammers claim to be the IRS (Credit:CBS2)

New E-mail Scam Tricks Taxpayers By Pretending To Be The IRS

A warning for anybody getting ready to file their taxes or who may be waiting for their return. A new email scam is aimed at robbing you of your hard earned cash.

2012/02/22

Katharine Gibbs School Website (credit: CBS 2)

Authorities Warn Of Predatory Trade School Scams

“It’s really just unacceptable and it’s happening to too many New Yorkers,” said Jonathan Mintz, Department of Consumer Affairs Commissioner.

2012/02/02

Con Men Scam Long Island Grandmother

“They were good, very good. They were convincing. I’m not embarrassed. I’m angry,” 73-year-old Barbara Burtch.

2012/01/27

Anthony Manziano and Josephine Nawrocki (credit: CBS 2)

Imposter Utility Workers Target The Elderly In N.J.

Three men who claimed to be doing plumbing work next door, rang the bell and told the couple they needed to check the water on Woodlawn Avenue.

2012/01/26

PSE&G Warns Customers Of Utility Payment Scam

The customer is told to avoid having service cut off, he must purchase a prepaid debit card and call back.

2012/01/12

Police: Torching Of Brooklyn Cars May Have Been Insurance Scam

Police sources said the firebombing was not likely a hate crime, but an insurance scam, and could have manufactured by someone outside the community.

2012/01/11

Doug and Amy Kenner of Great Neck say they were duped by Leli Photography. (Credit:CBS2)

LI Couples Have Waited Years For Wedding Photos

The couples paid thousands of dollars up front, for professional photos and videos, and they say that they were duped by a company called “Leli Photography.”

2012/01/10

Westchester Police Break Up $1 Million ATM Skimming Ring

Police say five men connected to an Eastern European organized crime ring have been arrested. They are believed to be targeting ATM machines in affluent neighborhoods.

2011/11/22

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