09/06/12 A scam targeting utility customers is impacting several states across the country. Many utility customers throughout the nation, including some NIPSCO customers, have been affected by this scam. Victims are asked to provide personal information, such as a Social Security number, in exchange for a payment from the government applied to their...
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O7/16/12 Spurred by customer reports, NIPSCO and utility companies nationwide are warning residents about a credit scam in which victims are asked to provide personal information in exchange for energy bill credits from the government. Reports from NIPSCO customers impacted by the scam began late last week. To date, NIPSCO has documented nearly...
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02/27/12 The Marshall County TRIAD would like to remind citizens to protect themselves against scams. Recently in the Marshall County area there have been reports that citizens have been contacted about winning sweepstakes money. They are being requested to send money in order to obtain the money they have won from the sweepstakes. ...
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10/25/11 Jamaican sweepstake scams are targeting seniors locally and across the US. While the Indiana State Police work dozens of such cases each year it is suspected that hundreds go unreported. The FBI estimates that US citizens send millions to Jamaica alone through such lottery scams every year. State Police Detective Brooks Johnson said...
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01/05/11 The Indiana Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division is warning Hoosiers that a person or group is posing as representatives of the Indiana Department of Child Services in order to fraudulently solicit charitable donations over the phone. Reports indicate the caller claims that someone in the home committed to a donation a month ago and...
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06/02/10 The Plymouth Police Department is investigating an email scam. On Tuesday, June 1st at 10:49 a.m. an employee of Umbaugh Financial on Dora Lane received an email advising the person that they had been contacted to kill the recipient if they did not pay money. At this time it is believed that this...
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