The Montgomery County Office of Consumer Protection is warning residents about an increase in package delivery scams involving fake text messages that appear to be from the United States Postal Service.
A California man has pleaded guilty to theft charges for a gold bar scam targeting a Leisure World resident.
Scammers posing as election workers are tricking Maryland voters with fake texts, raising concerns at the State Board of Elections.
Takoma Park Police warn of an arrest warrant scam involving a caller claiming to be an officer and using the department’s actual phone number to demand payment from residents.
Takoma Park Police warn residents of three common election season scams as November approaches.
A Brooklyn, N.Y. teen is facing charges after targeting an 82-year-old Silver Spring woman in a gold bar scam. Police believe there may be additional victims.
Local Facebook groups are warning concertgoers about a recent scam involving unusually low-priced event tickets due to the seller’s supposed “emergency.”
Police are warning residents of fake magazine sales by Optimum Reading Services in Takoma Park and surrounding areas.
The county’s Office of Consumer Protection warns homeowners about driveway-paving scammers targeting residents in the spring.