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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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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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So how are you with globalism now? More to come...
Published: Sunday, June 27th, 2021 @ 8:55 am
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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The greatest scam in world history
Published: Sunday, June 20th, 2021 @ 6:18 am
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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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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Bannon allegedly skimmed $1 million from a GoFundMe and a co-conspirator skimmed enough to buy boats, jewelry, and plastic surgery.
Published: Friday, August 21st, 2020 @ 1:36 pm
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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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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The president said he'll get the money back at the Tuesday virus briefing.
Published: Saturday, April 25th, 2020 @ 10:12 am
By: LifeZette
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The State Board of Elections is investigating a possible scam targeting North Carolinians with unsolicited text messages regarding their voter registration status or asking them to register to vote.
Published: Saturday, March 21st, 2020 @ 11:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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After pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy and tax evasion in November, former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh has finally learned her fate.
Published: Monday, March 2nd, 2020 @ 5:51 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The government of Puerto Rico, suffering through a debt crisis and strapped for cash after enduring two major natural disasters, reportedly lost more than $2 million in an email phishing scam directed at one of its finance directors, according to the Associated Press.
Published: Saturday, February 22nd, 2020 @ 5:12 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office would like to alert Social Security recipients to a scam.
Published: Wednesday, September 25th, 2019 @ 2:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
Search Terms: beaufort county sheriffs office scam social security september 20 2019 |
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The military and social media websites like Facebook still have not gotten a handle on dating scammers using photos of military servicemen to catfish unsuspecting women.
Published: Wednesday, July 31st, 2019 @ 9:16 am
By: Daily Wire
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The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office would like to make the public aware of a recent incident involving a citizen who received a phone call from a scammer posing as a Deputy using the name of a currently serving Deputy with this office in hopes of appearing legitimate.
Published: Thursday, July 25th, 2019 @ 4:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Have you ever seen the movie "Dave"? It's a warm-hearted little comedy from 1993 about a man (Dave, played by Kevin Kline) who runs a temporary employment agency and has a side hustle of being a spot-on impersonator of the president of the United States.
Published: Monday, April 15th, 2019 @ 1:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) is doubling down on calls to protect veterans and their supporters from fraudulent organizations and charity scams
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2018 @ 5:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory has directed the N.C. Department of Transportation's Division of Motor Vehicles to help consumers across the state identify signs of flooding when purchasing a vehicle
Published: Tuesday, November 1st, 2016 @ 7:08 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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I may have blogged about everything possible to blog about...Or have I?
Published: Wednesday, October 12th, 2016 @ 5:43 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Living off entitlements and scams is unfortunately what defines the modern day American Democrat.
Published: Monday, September 14th, 2015 @ 2:33 am
By: Diane Rufino
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I was messaged on my chat by Vivan Louis who has a Facebook page. She said she was informing me of my winning the Lottery for $5,0000. Even sent me a certificate with Mark Zukerberg's picture on it to that effect with my name = slick.
Published: Friday, April 11th, 2014 @ 2:03 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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