Sure ways to spot a scammer

March 15th, 20240 By Jennifer Leach Scammers say and do things that can tell us they’re lying — and they’re not who they pretend to be. Of course, to hear or see those clues, we have to get past the panic scammers make us feel, thanks to the so-called emergencies they...

Dearborn Police: Fake social media accounts are impersonating Dearborn officials

July 6th, 20220 DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn is reminding residents to never share personal or financial information online, no matter how real an account may appear, after the discovery of a scam to impersonate elected officials. The city is alerting the community to a social media scam to impersonate elected officials and defraud Dearborn...

Attorney General Nessel warns of Apple tech scam 

August 26th, 20200 LANSING – While the Michigan Department of Attorney General has not seen an uptick in complaints of tech-savvy scammers, recent media coverage of an Apple iPhone scam highlights the need to remind Michiganders again to be cautious of tech-support scams. Attorney General Dana Nessel is reminding residents to beware of...