scam prevention
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DON’T FALL VICTIM TO ANOTHER FAKE CHECK SCAM
A Yucca Valley resident is out of a lot of money after falling victim to a fake check scam. According…
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AVOID VIRTUAL KIDNAPPING SCAMS
Scam calls are nothing new and neither is the insane length that some scammers will go to in order to…
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YUCCA VALLEY MAN OUT $500 IN E-BAY SCAM
A Yucca Valley man is out $500 after he fell victim to an eBay scam. The victim told Sheriff deputies…
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DON’T FALL VICTIM TO PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE SCAM
Another Yucca Valley resident was recently scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars by a caller who pretended to…
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DON’T FALL VICTIM TO PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE SCAM
A Yucca Valley man was recently conned out of more than $10,000 by scammers posing as representatives from Publishers Clearing…
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DON’T FALL VICTIM TO ROBO-CALLS
A Morongo Basin resident recently received a robocall from someone claiming to be from Amazon reporting a suspicious $3,000 charge…
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BEWARE OF CORONAVIRUS VACCINE SCAMS
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is warning of scammers using telemarketing calls, text messages, social media platforms,…
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BEWARE OF SOCAL EDISON SCAM
Recently, some Morongo Basin residents were called by people pretending to be employees of Southern California Edison. The callers said…
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BEWARE THE COVID-19 SCAMS
Unfortunately, fraud reports have spiked due to uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 and scammers exploiting the crisis to find new ways to…
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IT IS CYBER MONDAY, WATCH FOR IDENTITY THEFT
It’s Cyber Monday, when people start their online holiday shopping in earnest. And with the spending season comes an upswing…
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BEWARE OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNA EDISON PHONE SCAM
Recently, some Morongo Basin residents were called by people pretending to be employees of Southern California Edison. The callers said…
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RECENT PHONE SCAM INCLUDES FALSE IMPERSONATION OF A PEACE OFFICER
Two Twentynine Palms residents were swindled out of $800 by scam artists who were pretending to be Morongo Basin Sheriff’s…
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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WARNS OF TAXPAYER MAIL SCAM
The County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector is warning taxpayers of a mail scam that aims to con payments from victims. The fraudulent…
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DON’T FALL VICTIM TO FAKE CHECK SCAM
A Twentynine Palms woman fell victim to a fake check scam. She was selling a coffee table online when the…
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DON’T FALL VICTIM TO RENTAL SCAMS
Rental scams have struck lately, and reporter Joshua King will present some tips on how to spot and avoid these…
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BEWARE THE LEGAL NOTICE SCAM
It’s intimidating to receive a call informing you that you’re being sued. This scam doesn’t directly ask for money, but…
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BEWARE OF THE POSTAL SERVICE SCAM
An email scam pretending to represent the U.S. Postal Service is circulating online. Reporter Joshua King has tips on how…
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TWENTYNINE PALMS WOMAN FALLS VICTIM TO SWEEPSTAKES SCAM
A Twentynine Palms woman was scammed out of more than $100,000 since March. The Sheriff’s Department reports that the woman…
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BEWARE THE COVID SCAMS
Unfortunately, fraud reports have spiked due to uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 and scammers exploiting the crisis to find new ways to…
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BEWARE OF CONTACT TRACING SCAMS
Contact tracing is the process of identifying people who have come in contact with someone who has tested positive for…
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