Tag: Scam
Princeton man loses $16,000 in scam
A Hawthorne Avenue resident was cheated out of $16,423.19 by a scammer who impersonated Amex security, according to the Princeton Police Department.
The victim reported...
‘Be a Hero Against Fraud’
Middlesex County launched a new public awareness campaign, "Be a Hero Against Fraud," to educate residents on how to recognize, avoid, and report scams and...
Fraud alert: Unpaid parking ticket scam
There have been recent reports within Middlesex County and statewide regarding scams targeting citizens regarding unpaid parking tickets. The scammers send unsolicited text messages, emails or...
Fraud Alert: Scammers identifying as PSE&G
There have been recent reports within Middlesex County and nationwide regarding scams targeting customers of various utilities service companies; most recently PSE&G. The scammers...
Belle Mead resident loses $6K in scam
A Belle Mead resident lost $6,000 in a scam via an email allegedly from PayPal that was reported on April 9, according to the...
Woman loses $25K in scam
A resident lost $25,000 in a scam that began with multiple text messages from an unknown phone number that claimed there were fraudulent transactions...
