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Coronavirus update: Racine blasts crisis scammers, Bowser expands small business recovery funding

April 29

Coronavirus update: Racine blasts crisis scammers, Bowser expands small business recovery funding

US Attorney for Maryland warns of coronavirus fraudsters

March 20

US Attorney for Maryland warns of coronavirus fraudsters

Beware of 2020 census scams, officials warn

March 10

Beware of 2020 census scams, officials warn

Consumers lost $80 million in tax fraud scams

February 6

Consumers lost $80 million in tax fraud scams

A new text message scam is disguising itself as a FedEx notification

January 23, 2020

A new text message scam is disguising itself as a FedEx notification

Montgomery County says beware of porch pirates, mock mailers this holiday

November 7, 2019

Montgomery County says beware of porch pirates, mock mailers this holiday

More From scams

Correction: Dominion-Phone Scam story

October 29, 2019

Correction: Dominion-Phone Scam story

Montgomery Co. tracks sophisticated online scams targeting buyers and sellers

October 28, 2019

Montgomery Co. tracks sophisticated online scams targeting buyers and sellers

2 indicted in $5.6M DC real estate scheme

October 18, 2019

2 indicted in $5.6M DC real estate scheme

Data Doctors: Beware of this ‘sextortion’ scam

October 18, 2019

Data Doctors: Beware of this ‘sextortion’ scam

FTC: Millennials more likely to report falling victim to financial scams

October 2, 2019

FTC: Millennials more likely to report falling victim to financial scams

Want to help Dorian victims? Beware of scammers

September 2, 2019

Want to help Dorian victims? Beware of scammers

Watch what happens when scammer calls police captain

August 29, 2019

Watch what happens when scammer calls police captain

Crooks spoof caller ID names, phone numbers

July 24, 2019

Crooks spoof caller ID names, phone numbers

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