Tag: scam alert
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Princeton residents scammed out of money
Scam artists have been hard at work, convincing one resident to send him money and fooling another resident into thinking that the scammer was an investor, in a pair of incidents that were reported to the Princeton Police Department on Sept. 13. The first victim, who lives on Snowden Lane, said she was contacted by…
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Scammers call Princeton residents asking for bail money
The Princeton area is currently experiencing an increase in calls from people who are attempting to scam residents out of money. The caller will portray themselves as law enforcement and will request personal information and bail money. Do not provide these individuals with any information. Hang up and notify the Princeton Police Department by calling…
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Kendall Park senior scammed out of $20,000; police identify suspect, recover victim’s money
There have been more than 100 cases statewide where seniors were defrauded of nearly a million dollars in the past three months. In one case, a woman in her 70s from the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick was called by a suspect pretending to be a lawyer. The suspect said the women’s son had…
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Beware of ‘grandparent scam’ where con artist pretends to be a relative in distress
The following information was disseminated by the East Brunswick Police Department: In a typical Grandparent Scam, a con artist calls or emails the victim posing as a relative in distress or someone claiming to represent the relative (such as a lawyer or law enforcement agent). The “relative” of the grandparent explains (s)he is in trouble…
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Residents report CDC representatives are going door-to-door; police say this is false
Towns are reporting that people are going door to door claiming to be from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC is not deploying teams door to door, according to information disseminated by the Sayreville Police Department. If anyone experiences this, call the police.
