This time of year, online shopping surges as folks scramble to buy holiday gifts and find the best deals online. Unfortunately, scammers know this all too well and will be trying to take advantage of unaware shoppers.
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 @ 11:23 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Climate scam continues
Published: Saturday, December 30th, 2023 @ 9:55 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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A solar energy company recently awarded $3 billion by the Biden administration has been accused of scamming elderly people, and Republican leaders in the House and Senate are now asking the Energy Department to provide more details about the deal.
Published: Thursday, December 28th, 2023 @ 9:57 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The horrific stories we are all reading about Saturday’s attack in Israel are hard to process, but our hearts go out to the innocents.
Published: Saturday, November 25th, 2023 @ 7:25 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for governor, has given over $50,000 to a scammer, according to his campaign. Rather than accepting responsibility for falling victim to a scam, Stein’s campaign pointed the finger at a vendor.
Published: Monday, October 30th, 2023 @ 9:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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POTLATCH, ID — A local man told his sad story to a support group this week, explaining his parents had named him "Scam Likely" and condemned him to a lifetime of never having anyone answer his phone calls.
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2023 @ 1:33 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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As the student loan landscape continues to evolve, borrowers face shifting deadlines, confusion, and uncertainty.
Published: Sunday, October 1st, 2023 @ 11:02 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has become aware of a potential scam targeting Food and Nutrition Services beneficiaries.
Published: Sunday, September 10th, 2023 @ 12:41 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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A felon convicted in North Carolina for scamming the federal government out of $143,000 in COVID-19 relief will get a new prison sentence.
Published: Tuesday, July 18th, 2023 @ 5:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Have you gotten into cryptocurrency? Here’s a new angle to watch out for: exchanging your currency.
Published: Monday, June 26th, 2023 @ 5:44 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Currency experts in both the public and private sectors are now warning all investors to shy away from buying cryptocurrency, declaring it a complex scam hidden beneath a financially precarious investment.
Published: Saturday, May 6th, 2023 @ 3:51 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Are you currently looking for a new job? Scammers have ramped up efforts to take advantage of job seekers to trick them out of their money or steal their identity.
Published: Sunday, March 19th, 2023 @ 7:18 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Our office has been alerted to reports of “brushing” scams. Brushing scams occur when a person receives a package from a business containing various items that they never ordered.
Published: Thursday, March 16th, 2023 @ 12:35 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Not the only city to fall for the scam
Published: Sunday, March 12th, 2023 @ 8:53 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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Our office has been notified of a scam involving people impersonating state government employees on social media. These scammers will claim to be with a state agency and inform you that you are being awarded a large sum of grant money.
Published: Thursday, February 16th, 2023 @ 1:37 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Our office has recently been alerted of a new scam: business owners are receiving letters and notices that offer to assist them with filing their annual reports and “renewing” their business for high fees up to $500.
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 1:37 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Don't be taken
Published: Monday, January 23rd, 2023 @ 8:35 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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We the people pay not the person that borrowed the money
Published: Thursday, January 12th, 2023 @ 10:34 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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As the student loan landscape continues to evolve, including the recent announcement extending the payment pause, borrowers face shifting deadlines, confusion, and uncertainty.
Published: Monday, December 19th, 2022 @ 9:13 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Twitter’s recent change to their account verification policy has inundated users with tweets from fake accounts impersonating famous people, government entities, and brands.
Published: Sunday, November 13th, 2022 @ 6:21 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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One day after wearing a “White Lives Matter” shirt with Daily Wire host Candace Owens in Paris, Kanye West declared the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement “over.”
Published: Friday, November 4th, 2022 @ 1:13 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Beware
Published: Tuesday, October 18th, 2022 @ 8:23 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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Watch out for Hurrican Ian Scams
Published: Thursday, October 6th, 2022 @ 11:13 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Following the damage and destruction Hurricane Ian left across North Carolina and the Southeast last week, state officials are warning all North Carolinians to be on higher alert for online scams and threats.
Published: Thursday, October 6th, 2022 @ 1:56 am
By: Governor's Office
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Republican Senator Tom Cotton referred to ranked-choice voting as “a scam” after an Alaska Democrat won the state’s House special election with only 40% of first place votes in the initial count.
Published: Wednesday, September 14th, 2022 @ 2:52 am
By: Daily Wire
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asylum is a scam on western countries
Published: Sunday, September 11th, 2022 @ 12:54 pm
By: John Steed
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Scams continue
Published: Monday, July 12th, 2021 @ 7:59 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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Vidant Health is aware scammers are calling community members in an attempt to solicit Medicare or financial information.
Published: Sunday, June 6th, 2021 @ 11:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is currently tracking an unknown malicious cyber actor who is spoofing the Small Business Administration (SBA) COVID-19 relief webpage via phishing emails.
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2020 @ 9:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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It couldn't have happened to a more deserving social media platform.
Published: Thursday, July 16th, 2020 @ 3:39 pm
By: LifeZette
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