fraud

Palatine Resident Falls Victim To Fake IRS Agent’s Call — Loses $5,642

Sat Mar 15, 2014 02:48 pm Cardinal News

Palatine police received a report on Tuesday of an incident of deception and fraud after an unknown subject called a Palatine resident and falsely identified himself as an Internal Revenue Service agent. The unknown caller […]

FBI ALERT: MoneyPak Scams with a Little Added Threat — A Bomb Scare

Sat Mar 8, 2014 02:04 pm Cardinal News

FBI ALERT Public Service Announcement: The FBI is aware of various scams pertaining to re-loadable pre-paid debit cards, but specifically wants to alert the public on a bomb scare scam targeting businesses. MONEYPAK … One […]

Deception/Fraud of Victim’s Cell Phone Account Used To Pick Up Cell Phones, Arlington Heights/Palatine

Tue Feb 25, 2014 08:51 am Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police received a report about 9:01 PM Thursday of deception/fraud to a resident in the block of 1600 North Windsor Drive Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or […]

Attempted Cigarette Purchase with a Counterfeit $20 Bill, Arlington Heights

Tue Feb 18, 2014 05:44 am Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police received a report about 12:01 PM Sunday of attempted forgery/fraud at the Citgo gas station convenience store counter, 304 South Arlington Heights Road Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an […]

Grandparent Scam Succeeds: Scammers Get $2600 Claiming Grandson Has DUI Troubles

Wed Dec 18, 2013 10:44 pm Cardinal News

Unknown subjects called the victim, who lives in the 1200 block of Luther Lane, over several days and talked her into wiring over $2,600 via Western Union. The offender(s) convinced the victim her grandson was […]

The Grandparents Scam: 82-Year-Old Victim Suffers $5,000 Loss By Offender Claiming to Be Lawyer After Her Grandson

Mon Dec 9, 2013 06:50 pm Cardinal News

SCAM ALERT: Arlington Heights police reports an 82-year-old female victim received a telephone call from a subject claiming to be her grandson. The offender told her he needed money because he was involved in an […]

Spoofing, Swatting, Now There’s Doxxing or Doxing: Politicians, Celebrities Personal Info Published

Tue Mar 12, 2013 09:09 pm Cardinal News

Authorities and celebrities were grappling with how to respond to a website that posted what appears to be private financial information about top government officials and stars such as Jay-Z and Mel Gibson. Doxxing or […]

Brothers Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Home Repair Fraud Scheme Involving Elderly Victims on City’s South and West Sides

Thu Nov 15, 2012 09:17 am Cardinal News

CHICAGO — Two brothers were each sentenced Tuesday, November 13, 2012 to 14 years in federal prison after being convicted last year of engaging in a home-repair fraud scheme that targeted elderly victims on the […]

Police Receive Report of Scam By User Posing as Needing Money For Army Leave on “Twoo” Dating Network

Wed Sep 19, 2012 10:52 am Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police received a report about 10:42 AM Wednesday Police received a report that complainant connected with a subject she met through the “Twoo” social and dating website. The subject used the name “Tom […]

Village of Arlington Heights Alert: Beware of Dishonest Electricity Supply Solicitors Claiming “New Supplier”

Wed Jul 18, 2012 04:15 pm Cardinal News

The Village of Arlington Heights has received complaints about electricity supply solicitors. Some of these solicitors are misrepresenting themselves as “the Village’s new supplier.” Last spring, following passage of the referendum, the Village of Arlington […]

Sheriff Arpaio Says Obama Birth Record Is “Undoubtedly a Fraud”

Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:49 pm Cardinal News

Investigators for an Arizona sheriff’s volunteer posse have declared that President Barack Obama’s birth certificate is definitely fraudulent. The president’s campaign has declined to comment on Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s allegations. (July 17) Press release from […]

Business Email Hack Attempts to Scam Email Contacts, Arlington Heights

Wed Mar 21, 2012 09:56 am Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders hacked into a business email account, created a new fictitious account and then erased the original account with all the associated accounts — […]

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio Suspects Forgery After Investigating President Barack Obama’s Long-Form Birth Certificate

Thu Mar 1, 2012 09:06 pm Cardinal News

Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio says there’s probable cause to believe President Barack Obama’s long-form birth certificate is a computer-generated forgery. The Obama campaign compared the effort to “The X-Files.” Birth certificate not believed […]

Fitness Trainer Sylvia Knilans of Body Empowered Fitness Charged with Unlawful Use of Credit Card

Sat Dec 17, 2011 04:55 pm Cardinal News

Sylvia Knilans, suspect in alleged credit card fraud of fitness clients (police photo). Sylvia Knilans, 34, owner of Body Empowered Fitness, has been charged with unlawful use of a credit card, according to the Cook […]

Ask Paul B: Not Done with Blago Yet.

Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:18 am Cardinal News

Dear Ask Paul B READERS, We have all been over-served with Blago news and how he “finally succumbed to accepting responsibility” to his criminal acts. I know full well that he didn’t really succeed at […]

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