scams Archives - Lewiston Sun Journal

Scammers target Maine’s stressed unemployment system

by Peter McGuire May 26, 2020June 1, 2020

Criminals have used stolen personal information to file fraudulent jobless claims across the country as unemployment offices dole out historically large benefits.

Business, Maine, News

New text scam targets Mainers’ fear of COVID-19

by J. Craig Anderson May 5, 2020May 6, 2020

Perpetrators send text messages falsely notifying victims that they have been exposed to a person infected with COVID-19.

Business, Maine, News

Maine insurance bureau warns of coronavirus scams

by J. Craig Anderson April 24, 2020April 25, 2020

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

Business, Maine, News

Maine regulator predicts outbreak of virus-related scams

by Edward D. Murphy April 6, 2020April 8, 2020

Maine Securities Administrator Judith Shaw warns residents to be wary of schemes preying on their fears surrounding coronavirus.

Business, Maine, News

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

by Kelley Bouchard March 7, 2020March 9, 2020

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

Maine, Nation / World, News, Politics

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

by Steve Collins January 29, 2020January 30, 2020

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.