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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Facebook ads target L.L.Bean in scam sale
Using the Freeport retailer's own logo and photos, the ads tempt with discounts as low as 80%, but don't do it.
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PublishedMay 27, 2020
Fraudulent unemployment claims in Maine exceed 2,000
Criminal organizations have taken advantage of a massive spike in unemployment payments to file false claims with stolen personal information.
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PublishedMay 26, 2020
Scammers target Maine’s stressed unemployment system
Criminals have used stolen personal information to file fraudulent jobless claims across the country as unemployment offices dole out historically large benefits.
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PublishedMay 5, 2020
New text scam targets Mainers’ fear of COVID-19
Perpetrators send text messages falsely notifying victims that they have been exposed to a person infected with COVID-19.
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PublishedApril 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.
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PublishedApril 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.
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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2020
Spaghetti dinner raises $18,000 for Auburn scam victim
Barbara Hinckley got help from the community and former Gov. John Baldacci.
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