Tag: scam

If there were a loyalty program for creative shoplifting schemes, Jesse James Carpenter would probably have earned platinum status by now.  According to ...

A West Portsmouth woman is facing multiple felony charges after a Scioto County Grand Jury handed down an indictment accusing her of ...

A local woman is warning others after she says scammers posing as eBay support drained hundreds of dollars from her ...

A woman walked into the Portsmouth Police Department this week with a story that sounded too good to be true—and thankfully, she ...

One victim thought they were buying a tiny puppy. Another thought they were protecting their bank account. Both ended up learning the ...

Quick thinking—and a healthy dose of skepticism—saved a Portsmouth woman from becoming the latest victim of a growing phone scam ...

Portsmouth Police responded to a home on Mabert Road after a shaken resident reported that someone was trying to extort him over text message. ...

Credit cards built the rails for how Americans buy, pay, and trust online. Long before mobile wallets and crypto wallets ...

What is the primary function of a smartphone? To connect people, right? So, when it comes to catching up with ...

A man thought he was building wealth through cryptocurrency investments. Instead, he walked away nearly $28,000 poorer after falling victim ...