Scammers in Campbell County are at it again. Campbell County Sheriff, Mike Jansen, said his office has received multiple calls from concerned residents saying they have received phone calls from people claiming they are the Sheriff’s Office in order to scam them out of their money. This time the scammers are involving property tax as […]
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Fort Thomas Police Lieutenant Is Targeted By Internet Scam Artists
Lt. Rich Whitford, Fort Thomas Police Department. FTM file. Lt. Rich Whitford of the Fort Thomas Police Department goes out of his way to warn the citizens he helps protect of the occasion scam that sometimes targets Fort Thomas. But when an internet scammer emailed his city police email address, posing as an IRS agent, […]
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IRS Scam Back in Fort Thomas
An aggressive and sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers has crept its way back into Fort Thomas. According to Lt. Rich Whitford of the Fort Thomas police, callers are claiming to be employees of the IRS, but are not. These con artists can sound convincing when they call, using fake names and bogus IRS identification badge […]
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Don’t Get Scammed Seminar – And What To Do If You Do
Chief Mike Daly reported at the February 17th council meeting that scams targeting the elderly in Fort Thomas are on the rise. He specifically mentioned IRS tax return fraud being the scam of choice right now because of the time of year we are currently in. In an effort to help combat this crime wave, […]