Tag: scam
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Newark man charged with alleged scam at West Windsor Home Depot
A Newark man was charged with shoplifting after allegedly attempting to scam the Home Depot store out of three tool sets, according to the West Windsor Police Department. The man paid for three sets of tools at the self-checkout register, valued at $462, in the April 8 incident, police said. Then he asked a store…
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Ask contractors for specific information before hiring; be wary of potential scams
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A few residents have reported being approached by contractors offering to redo their driveways for a low price. These contractors are typically not registered or insured and many times they are fraudulent. South Brunswick Township has an ordinance that restricts door to door sales from solicitors and peddlers. The ordinance requires anyone…
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Suspects target North Brunswick homeowner, fraudulently claiming they represent the water company
NORTH BRUNSWICK – North Brunswick patrol officers, along with members of the Detective Bureau, responded to the area of Cranbury Cross Road in North Brunswick around 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 25 on a report of a residential diversion burglary. Two males reportedly knocked on the door, advising the homeowner they were from the water…
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Robo texts selling home security systems are fake, police say
EDISON – Police are investigating a “robo-text” scam sent to resident cell phones, with the message claiming there have been “78% more robberies” in town, signed by the “Edison Council”. The scam further offers to sell recipients new home security systems, police said. Police Chief Thomas Bryan said all the information in the text…
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Spam and Scam seminar at the Monroe Township Library Nov. 16
The Monroe Township Library will hold a Spams and Scams seminar from 10 a.m. to noon on Nov. 16 at the library, 4 Municipal Plaza, Monroe. The FBI Newark Division will offer information and advice on types of frauds, recent fraud trends, debt collection, identity theft, imposter scams, banks and lenders, telephone and mobile services,…
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HOPEWELL: Police warn of new parking ticket scam
A new scam which targets residents by claiming they owe money for a delinquent parking violation in the “City of Pennington” has emerged in the last few days, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. A Haddon Court resident reported that someone left a “Notice of Delinquent Parking Violation,” which is fake, on the windshield…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Police on the lookout for scammers
Hopewell Township police are looking for two men who attempted to scam homeowners and who – in one case – gained entry into a house and stole money, in a pair of back-to-back incidents Jan. 22. The first incident occurred a little after 4 p.m., when a Pennington-Harbourton Road man called police to report that…
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Woodbridge man scammed while selling his car
WOODBRIDGE — Police are warning the public of a flim-flam incident after a 30-year-old Iselin man was reportedly scammed after posting his car for sale on a website. The victim told police that an unknown man from Maryland sent him a fraudulent check in the amount of $10,000 for his car, according to the police…