April 19, 2024
Crime
by Alex Lloyd Gross Nov 28, 2022 An accused telephone scammer has a new set of municipal jewelry, courtesy of the Falls Township Police Department. The scam worked like this. A person gets a phone call from someone claiming to be a lawyer or a district attorney. They tell the person on the other end…
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Crime
by Alex Lloyd Gross The phone rings. On the other end is a stranger telling you they are an authority like a prosecutor or police. “Your grandchild has been arrested. bail is set at ( insert amount here) and you should wire the money to secure their immediate release. It is a scam. People fall…
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Community
by Alex Lloyd Gross Two residents of Lower Makefield Twp. in Bucks County were scammed out of over $25,000 when they listened to the voice on the other end of an unsolicited phone call. “Grandmom, I was arrested, my friends went to Mexico and they were arrested too. I did not do anything, but they…
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Crime
By Alex Lloyd Gross Yahaira Diaz, 33, of Pottsville, PA. was convicted and jailed for running a scam that targeted elderly people in the area. According to the United States Attorneys Office, the scam worked like this. an individual called an elderly victim posing as the grandchild of the victim, or posing as an attorney…
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