Maine insurance bureau warns of coronavirus scams

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Published
April 24, 2020

Maine insurance bureau warns of coronavirus scams

U.S. consumers report perpetrators of coronavirus-related scams have taken them for an estimated $18 million so far.
Published
April 6, 2020

Maine regulator predicts outbreak of virus-related scams

Maine Securities Administrator Judith Shaw warns residents to be wary of schemes preying on their fears surrounding coronavirus.
Published
March 7, 2020

More than a million times, Mainers say, ‘Don’t call us, we’ll call you’

Maine has the fourth-highest rate of residents who have signed up with the National Do Not Call Registry.
Published
January 29, 2020

Social Security administrators say their agency is getting barraged with scam complaints

A Senate hearing led by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins on Wednesday delved into a growing problem of con artists impersonating government officials to cheat Americans out of their savings.
Published
January 23, 2020

Mainers lost $3.3 million to scams, fraud in 2019, regulators say

The state's residents filed 7,862 complaints with the Federal Trade Commission last year.
Published
January 10, 2020

Spaghetti dinner raises $18,000 for Auburn scam victim

Barbara Hinckley got help from the community and former Gov. John Baldacci.
Published
January 8, 2020

Dinner raises money for 95-year-old Auburn woman who fell victim to scam

Hundreds attend spaghetti dinner to help Barbara Hinckley replace money she lost to a scammer last summer.
Published
January 7, 2020

Baldacci looking forward to big spaghetti dinner fundraiser in Auburn

Hundreds expected to attend Wednesday fundraiser for Barbara Hinckley, who lost life savings in a scam.
Published
December 26, 2019

Baldacci spaghetti fundraiser seeks to help 95-year-old scam victim from Auburn

Former governor calls community response to his fundraiser "amazing." He hopes to help replace a 95-year-old woman's stolen life savings.
Published
December 11, 2019

Newest scam in Livermore Falls is from person claiming to be a hitman

Officer Troy Reed said the scammer texted a person and sent a photo of the victim pulled from his social media account.