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Callback to scammers resulting in charges 02/04/2014 06:19am • WASHINGTON -- One random phone call could lead to a big bill if you get too curious. Scammers are calling phones across the country, including in the D.C. area, from the area code 473, in hopes that some people will be curious enough to call the scammers back. The scammers call the potential vic Holidays inspire fake debt collectors 12/21/2013 07:45pm • WASHINGTON - It's the time of year when criminals are especially busy. With so many people shopping, scammers often choose the holiday season to try to separate you from your money. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning consumers about fake debt collectors working the phones. The fake c Answer Desk: Are you in the clear if you replace cards used at Target? 12/20/2013 01:04pm • Are you in the clear if you're getting your credit or debit cards replaced? Not according to Adam Levin, chairman and co-founder of Credit.com. He thinks one type of scam is "going to come back with a vengeance." It's called a piggybacking attack because it follows an earlier security breach. I 'American Hustle' is a modern pop masterpiece 12/19/2013 01:52pm • WASHINGTON - Three years ago, David O. Russell directed Christian Bale to an Oscar with Amy Adams in "The Fighter." Last year, he directed Jennifer Lawrence to an Oscar across Bradley Cooper in "Silver Linings Playbook." Today, he combines all four stars for his greatest achievement yet, "Amer Md. phone scammers claim to be with AG officer 12/17/2013 12:00am • WASHINGTON - A new phone scam has launched in Maryland -- and the caller claims to be with the Office of the Attorney General. The caller says they need personal financial information, possibly for a supposed debt, said Maryland's Attorney General Doug Gansler in a news release. Plus, the number Unlocked Cars Account For More Than 75 Percent Of Thefts From Vehicles 12/10/2013 01:20pm • In November, 74 of the 96 vehicles involved in thefts from cars in the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Police District were unlocked, according to 2nd District Police Commander Capt. David Falcinelli. The nearly 100 thefts from vehicles in November was the highest monthly total this year in the District, Falci Beware of scammers running 'Obamacare' schemes 10/16/2013 04:51pm • WASHINGTON -- It was bound to happen: Scammers trying to capitalize on "Obamacare." The Affordable Health Care Act is designed for people who do not have insurance. In order to join, you must apply for it. So if someone approaches you about buying into it, it's a scam. "The government is not ca Scam threatening arrest spreads to Prince William Co. 09/13/2013 06:05pm • WASHINGTON - You got to hand it to them, rip-off artists keep coming up with newer and more creative ways of separating us from our money. The latest swindle is a new twist on an old type of phone scam. To entice them to pay up, the victim is told there's a warrant out for their arrest. That woul ACPD Warns of Utility Scam 09/11/2013 03:00pm • The Arlington County Police Department warns that scam artists have been targeting residents around the county, claiming to be employees of Dominion Power. Scam artists have been calling Arlington residents, claiming to be utility bill collectors, according to police. They often become aggressive on New prepaid card scam threatens victims with arrest 09/09/2013 07:26pm • WASHINGTON - It's a scam. But this one is more intimidating than others. The calls, at least six of them in Loudoun County in the last week, come from someone claiming to be Lt. Mike Stevens of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. The caller tells the person who answers the phone that there is a Resident Warns of Ballston Gas Station Scam 09/04/2013 03:35pm • If someone approaches you in the Ballston area, claiming to be in need of gas money, you might want to think twice before obliging. According to an ARLnow.com tipster, the man is perpetrating a scam. The tipster said a man in Ballston came up to her and her husband earlier this year a As Obamacare approaches, swindlers take notice 08/20/2013 08:45pm • WASHINGTON - Swindlers are busy peddling phony Obamacare insurance. "At least half the states have seen these scams and there may be a lot more," says James Quiggle, spokesman for the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. But Vivian Laxton, spokeswoman for the Maryland Insurance Administration, sa D.C. power customers say Starion ripped them off 07/12/2013 07:19pm • WASHINGTON - More than 100 D.C. residents say they thought they were getting a good deal when they signed on with third party power providers to cut their power bills. Instead, they told the D.C. Public Service Commission, they got ripped off. Speaking through an interpreter, Angel Hernandez of So Local woman scared by fake kidnapping phone scam 07/11/2013 10:36pm • WASHINTON - A scam has returned to the region and it's prompting a warning from police. It began when a Montgomery County woman received a call on her cellphone at her office in Howard County. The man's voice on the other end was unfamiliar. "Do you have a brother, or a husband or a son? Ther International phone scam strikes Loudoun County 07/11/2013 04:39am • WASHINGTON - Loudoun County, Va., officials are warning people in the region of scammers who are calling victims and posing as the local sheriff's office. The latest pitch is happening in Loudoun County where people are being asked to donate to the local sheriff's troubled youth program. But the