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Has a federal officer asked you to buy gold bars?

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Has a federal officer asked you to buy gold bars?

Data Doctors: Beware the ‘found in China’ iPhone scam

Data Doctors: Beware the ‘found in China’ iPhone scam

Gold bar scammer gets 18 months for targeting elderly in Montgomery Co.

Gold bar scammer gets 18 months for targeting elderly in Montgomery Co.

‘How did you get suckered?’: Investing in cryptocurrency has opportunities and risks

‘How did you get suckered?’: Investing in cryptocurrency has opportunities and risks

Data Doctors: Understanding random ‘smishing’ text messages

Data Doctors: Understanding random ‘smishing’ text messages

‘I thought I was actually safeguarding the money’: Man scammed out of $40k shares red flags

‘I thought I was actually safeguarding the money’: Man scammed out of $40k shares red flags

More scams

Data Doctors: ‘Pig butchering’ and other scams targeting seniors

Data Doctors: ‘Pig butchering’ and other scams targeting seniors

California man sentenced after Montgomery Co. woman loses over $700K in gold bar scam

California man sentenced after Montgomery Co. woman loses over $700K in gold bar scam

Did you get a text message saying you owe money for tolls? Don’t fall for this scam

Did you get a text message saying you owe money for tolls? Don’t fall for this scam

Md. man who scammed 74-year-old out of $1M in gold bar scheme pleads guilty

Md. man who scammed 74-year-old out of $1M in gold bar scheme pleads guilty

Arlington Co. police warn about ‘brushing scams’ this holiday season

Arlington Co. police warn about ‘brushing scams’ this holiday season

‘Tis the season to be on high alert for ‘smishing’ scams

‘Tis the season to be on high alert for ‘smishing’ scams

Why Cyber Monday scammers are more adept than they were last year

Why Cyber Monday scammers are more adept than they were last year

Woman scammed out of $30K in Prince George’s Co. — what police want you to say to your parents about scams

Woman scammed out of $30K in Prince George’s Co. — what police want you to say to your parents about scams

Customs: Ultraviolet light reveals the true color of fake money in an arrest at Dulles

Customs: Ultraviolet light reveals the true color of fake money in an arrest at Dulles

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