Scams

Text messages claim to be coming from the United States Postal Service, saying they are unable to deliver a package … unless you confirm your address at a link in the message.

Text messages claim to be coming from the United States Postal Service, saying they are unable to deliver a package … unless you confirm your address at a link in the message. News4’s Susan Hogan reports.

Cryptocurrencies have become a major tool in “pig butchering” scams, where fraudsters flatter their victims over weeks or months.

While fewer checks are being written these days, check fraud continues to be widespread, and it’s surging. Many victims might not even know it’s happened to them.

News4’s Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan reports on how stolen checks are sold to the highest bidder on sites including YouTube and Telegram, sometimes with matching IDs and debit cards. Here’s how to avoid falling victim. 

Scammers are impersonating law enforcement officers, getting victims to convert large sums of their money into gold bars and convincing them to hand over the gold for “safe keeping.”

Scammers are impersonating law enforcement officers, getting victims to convert large sums of their money into gold bars and convincing them to hand over the gold for “safe keeping.” News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.

It’s a call that could make anyone panic: Someone on the phone says your loved one is about to be arrested for missing jury duty unless you pay up. But it’s a scam. Law enforcement will never call you to demand money. This brazen crime is making a resurgence in the D.C. area, and people are losing thousands of...

A Maryland family has lost thousands of dollars after falling victim to a fraudulent phone call from what they thought was the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. The News4 I-Team’s Susan Hogan reports.

Gold bar scammers continue to target and swindle seniors, even after high-profile arrests. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports on the challenges in protecting seniors.

Cyber criminals are tapping into wealth accounts through human connection. Here’s how to spot it and cut ties as soon as you can.

The location of the police department or the words in the call may vary, but the basics are the same: A robocall tells you to contact police and send them money. Real police departments in the DMV say it’s a scam, and to be careful.

The scam starts with a text message claiming you owe money for unpaid tolls.

It starts with a text message claiming you owe money for unpaid tolls — but it’s not true. News4’s Susan Hogan reports.

In the elaborate extortion scheme, some victims were coerced into spying on other victims right here in the D.C. area. News4’s Jackie Bensen explains how suspects intimidate targets in order to take their money.

A man posing as a federal agent was arrested after trying to con a Montgomery County senior citizen into converting his retirement savings into gold bars.

Montgomery County Police have arrested a man who posed as a federal agent to con a senior citizen into converting his retirement savings to gold bars.

The search is on for a man suspected of carrying out an elaborate romance scam.

The search is on for a man suspected of carrying out an elaborate romance scam. Police believe a man named Fred Dick has conned at least eight women, allegedly fleecing them out of tens of thousands of dollars.

Crooks hijacked a man’s cellphone number and then stole money from his bank account using two-factor authentication.