Seniors are often the victims of scams. Education and information are the best defense against being taken in by false or deceptive practices. Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky invited New York State …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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10/28/15
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PSEG Long Island is warning it’s customers to be alert to an ongoing payment scam targeting both residential and business customers.
People claiming to be PSEG employees threaten to turn off …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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10/15/15
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A man who pleaded guilty to scamming a Valley Stream woman and another person in New Hyde Park was sentenced to prison on Aug. 27.
Mario Tolisano, 65, of the Bronx, pleaded guilty on June 25 to …
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By Micah Danney mdanney@liherald.com
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9/10/15
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A Queens man scammed an Oceanside business for nonexistent boiler work, according to Nassau County police.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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8/12/15
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The scam phone calls are coming to Island Park, Oceanside, Nassau County, New York State, all over the nation, claiming to be the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and demanding money.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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3/18/15
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When an elderly Lido Beach resident received a phone call last week from someone claiming to be a representative of the Internal Revenue Service, she initially thought it was a legitimate call. …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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11/19/14
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One of the constant happenings that seem to be getting worse, regardless of the season, is the people out there who stay awake late at night calculating how to cheat us in any way possible.
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8/20/14
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Long Beach police say that a scam artist claiming to be a LBPD lieutenant recently contacted at least three local elderly residents and threatened to arrest them unless they paid a bogus fine.
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By Anthony Rifilato
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7/28/14
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Nassau County Legislator Kevan Abrahams (D-Freeport), in conjunction with the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, would like to inform local retailers of a credit card scam recently attempted at …
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2/6/14
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Nabil Jaghab, an East Meadow resident who owns Peninsula Deli & Grocery in Hempstead, and his son, Karim, the store clerk, also of East Meadow, were arrested on Nov. 22 and charged with grand larceny for allegedly trying to steal a $1 million New York State Lottery ticket from a customer who purchased the winning ticket at their Hempstead store, according to Nassau County police.
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By David Weingrad
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11/27/13
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