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Man's thumb cut off by suspects who used it to steal money off his phone, court docs say 07/09/2024 06:45pm • A man was stabbed and killed inside his apartment in April and the suspects cut off his thumb in order to steal money off his cellphone, according to D.C. court documents. Two women have been arrested and charged this month in the killing of Fasil Teklemariam, 53, who was found dead inside his ap 'Customers should be aware': Pepco customers are being urged to watch out for scammers 07/09/2024 04:13am • Pepco is reminding customers to watch out for potential scams, which could even involve a phone call from a customer service number. "There's a lot of common schemes that involve scammers' use of technology to replicate a company's phone number through caller ID," said Pepco spokesman Frank Tedes Why it's challenging to prosecute certain elder fraud cases 06/14/2024 06:50pm • Scams targeting older adults are becoming increasingly common, and if scammers get caught, prosecuting those cases brings a distinct set of challenges, according to two attorneys in the U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C. In some instances, it's challenging to prosecute scams because perpetrators may Why the Better Business Bureau is warning Facebook page owners about a new scam 05/21/2024 10:05pm • Are you one of the many people who spend a lot of time on social media? You'll want to be careful -- scammers are devoting a lot of time to it, too. The Better Business Bureau says scammers are sending messages that appear to come from Facebook. The message says something along the lines of: "Rec How to avoid letting scammers take control of your student loans 05/20/2024 09:20pm • There are no shortage of student loan forgiveness programs, but the same goes for the number of related scams, the Federal Trade Commission warns. Bad actors think "this is a great time to get out there and take advantage" of people who might be looking for guidance or information on student loan 'Hours count, minutes count': Advice from the Secret Service on avoiding cyberscams 05/09/2024 08:00pm • When most people think of the U.S. Secret Service, they think about presidential protection. But the Secret Service also investigates financial crimes and is currently involved in the investigation of the theft of $220,000 from the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department. Stavros Nikolakakos, assi Ambulance purchase interrupted by scammers leaves Rockville Volunteer Fire Department out $220K 05/09/2024 04:38am • Who would steal from volunteers who dedicate their time to saving lives? That's what Eric Bernard, president of the Rockville Fire Department, would like to know. So would the Montgomery County Police, the FBI and the United States Secret Service. The Rockville Volunteer Fire Department was re VDOT, FBI warn of new scam targeting toll road drivers 04/23/2024 06:31pm • You're probably aware of scams known as ���phishing,��� but are you familiar with ���smishing?��� The FBI and the Virginia Department of Transportation say you should be, especially if you use toll roads. It's a scam, but unlike phishing, which uses emails and websites to try to dupe you, smis Americans lost $10B to scammers last year. Here's how to avoid popular scams 04/18/2024 04:04pm • More than two-and-a-half million Americans lost $10 billion to scammers last year ��� surpassing the total amount lost to scammers in 2022 by a billion dollars. And the tactics used to fool people are only getting savvier and more aggressive ��� which itself should be a big warning sign. What are Reston firm warns robocall tax scams are getting more sophisticated 04/01/2024 12:50pm • It is tax season, and the robocall tax scams are in full swing. Reston, Virginia-based Transaction Network Services, which regularly analyzes more than 1.5 billion daily call events across hundreds of carrier networks to identify robocall trends, said residents in the D.C. metro have already rece Blumhouse partners with AMC Theatres for inaugural Halfway to Halloween Film Festival 03/29/2024 02:39pm • You've heard of Christmas in July, but how about Halloween in March and April? Blumhouse is partnering with AMC Theatres for the first-ever Halfway to Halloween Film Festival, a five-day multiplex event that launches this weekend in over 40 cities across the U.S. "We're very excited about Being aware of scams while paying your credit card debt 03/11/2024 08:48pm • Credit card debt may be taking over your savings. But experts said before you turn to a debt relief program to help you pay it off, watch out for scammers. The Federal Trade Commission said there are plenty of offers that may sound like a perfect solution, but not all of them are legitimate. Fairfax Co. police: Scammers continue to rip people off using crypto ATMs, oftentimes stealing $10K 03/10/2024 03:24pm • Fraudsters continue to rip people off using scam calls, gift cards and bitcoin ATMs. Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, are warning residents to avoid callers that ask for money and immediately report any scams they come across. "They're taking advantage of people's fear," said Sgt. Jacob Pearce Fairfax Co. police warns about driveway-paving scams 03/08/2024 08:50pm • As the warm weather approaches, Fairfax County, Virginia, police are issuing a warning about a scam that usually pops up in the springtime. Driveway-paving scammers, the department said, typically look to exploit homeowners. Sgt. Jacob Pearce, a public information officer with the department, How a WTOP reporter almost got swindled by a scammer over the phone 02/27/2024 08:11pm • Scam phone calls have become more prevalent and in some cases more convincing these days as thieves try to steal victims' money and personal or financial information. Montgomery County Police say among the most common scams are phone calls in which the caller impersonates law enforcement or a gov