scams
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2020
Social Security administrators say their agency is getting barraged with scam complaints
A Senate hearing led by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins on Wednesday delved into a growing problem of con artists impersonating government officials to cheat Americans out of their savings.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2020
Mainers lost $3.3 million to scams, fraud in 2019, regulators say
The state's residents filed 7,862 complaints with the Federal Trade Commission last year.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2020
Spaghetti dinner raises $18,000 for Auburn scam victim
Barbara Hinckley got help from the community and former Gov. John Baldacci.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2020
Dinner raises money for 95-year-old Auburn woman who fell victim to scam
Hundreds attend spaghetti dinner to help Barbara Hinckley replace money she lost to a scammer last summer.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2019
Baldacci spaghetti fundraiser aims to help Auburn scam victim, 95
The supper to benefit Barbara Hinckley will be held at 5 p.m. Jan. 8 at Auburn Middle School.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2019
Newest scam in Livermore Falls is from person claiming to be a hitman
Officer Troy Reed said the scammer texted a person and sent a photo of the victim pulled from his social media account.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2019
Promised $2.5 million and a Mercedes, an Auburn senior wound up losing her life savings
Barbara Hinckley, 95, lost everything to a sweet-talking scam artist who told her she'd placed second in a sweepstakes for the Publisher's Clearing House.