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David N. Kirkman
Task Force Alert Chair
Asst Attorney General
Consumer Protection
NC Department of Justice
P.O. Box 629
Raleigh, NC 27602
919-716-6000

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Consumer Fraud Alerts

  1. Senior Fraud Alert: Home Repair Fraud Crew Takes $91,000 From Cary Man
  2. Senior Fraud Alert: Don't Be Fooled by Sweepstakes Scammers Posing as Federal Officials
  3. Senior Fraud Alert: Face-to-Face "Grandparent"
  4. Senior Fraud Alert: Warning from the Department of Veterans Affairs
  5. Senior Fraud Alert: "Please help me. I am locked out."
  6. Senior Fraud Alert: Scammers May Approach When Legitimate Companies Work on Your Home
  7. Banking, Senior Care Professionals Foil Scammers
  8. Itinerant Paving Scammers Coming Out of Hibernation
  9. Urgent! We Are Now Servicing Your Mortgage
  10. Unexpected Checks Are Legitimate
  11. Contractor Sentenced; Senior Fraud Video Available
  12. FDA Reports Prescription Drug/Extortion Scam
  13. Residents of Assisted Living, Retirement Communities Targeted by Con Artists
  14. Scammer Posing as Federal and Local Law Enforcement Officers
  15. Fake surveys that could lead to identity theft
  16. Renewed Warnings About Death Threat Scams
  17. Distraction Thieves Now Posing as Carpet Salesmen
  18. Pair Sentenced for Stealing Identities, Social Security Checks
  19. Distraction Thieves Posing as City Utility Workers
  20. Threatening Calls
  21. Visitors Offering to "Assist" with SSI
  22. FBI Warns of Grand Jury Subpoenas Arriving by Email
  23. More Warnings About "Free Lunch" Retirement Seminars for Seniors
  24. AG Warns of Robo-Calls From Identity Thieves
  25. FDIC Warns of Advance Fee Loan Scams
  26. Missionary" Sentenced for Stealing Identity of 77-Year-Old NC Woman
  27. Federal Jury in NC Convicts Two in Investment Scheme Targeting Seniors
  28. Debt be gone Credit Specialists
  29. IRS Warns of New Tax Rebate Con, Other Tax Season Scams
  30. Automated Calls from Bank Security Department
  31. "Expiring Auto Warranty" Warnings
  32. Phony Social Security Representatives Still Pushing It
  33. Possible Tax Appraisal Scam Reported
  34. Another "Social Security" Scam Reported; Identity Theft
  35. Report of Scammers Requesting $$$ for Sheriff's K-9 Unit
  36. Feds Claim Fund-Raisers Mislead U.S. Consumers
  37. Reports of "Shadow Shopper" Scams Increase
  38. Another Scam Targeting Churches
  39. "Callers from Social Security" Setting Up Sales Visits
  40. Door-to-Door Magazine Sellers Posing as Local College Athletes
  41. U.S. Senate Panel Investigating "Senior Financial Advisors," Insurance Cos
  42. Contractor Banned in NC Due to Transaction with Older Home Owners
  43. More Calls, Emails, Faxes and Letters Claiming to be from Government Agencies
  44. In-Home Distraction Theft by Phony Medicare Representatives (Catawba County Incident)
  45. FBI Warns of Email Messages Threatening Death; Advises Recipients to Hit "Delete"
  46. "Sheriff" Seeking $$$ for Bullet-Proof Vests
  47. Cross-Border Frauds--Greensboro PD Warning & Montreal Bust
  48. Georgia Reporting Collect Call-Medicare Scams
  49. Cell Phone "Phishing" Scams Reported
  50. US Government Warns Medicare Beneficiaries of Internet, Phone Scams (March 9, 2006)
  51. Alleged Wal-Mart Voucher Scammers Temporarily Shut Down by Federal Government
  52. State Health Department - Medical Voucher Scam (January 11, 2006)

Last updated on January 8, 2010

 

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