fraud

Arlington Heights Police Alert: Lottery Scams Reported; Attempts to Acquire Banking/Personal Information

Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:03 am Cardinal News

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS police have issued a LOTTERY SCAM ALERT … Several Arlington Heights residents have been receiving telephone calls from subjects claiming they had won a lottery or prizes. Those making the calls are trying […]

Groot is Collecting Water-Damaged Items at Curb Pick-Up, Beware of Scammers Saying There is No Pickup

Mon Jul 25, 2011 09:21 am Cardinal News

According to the Village of Arlington Heights website, Storm Clean-Up of Water-Damaged Items Will Occur … During the routine refuse collections the week of July 25-29, Groot Industries, the Village’s contracted wastehauler will collect all […]

Treasure Map Man, Edward M. Zapencki, of Wisconsin, Accused of Defrauding 100s of Small Business

Mon Jun 20, 2011 07:40 am Cardinal News

Police officials said the Attorney General for Wisconsin has filed a civil enforcement lawsuit againstEdward M. Zapencki and Fun Treasure Maps for defrauding hundreds of small businesses in Wisconsin. In many cases, Zapencki has persuaded […]

Man Fakes that He Works for Locally-Known Roofing Company, Cashes Check Written from South Prindle Resident

Fri Jun 3, 2011 07:17 pm Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police received a report about 4:30 p.m. Friday of fraudulent activity in the 400 block of South Prindle Avenue. Police received a report that a woman wrote a check to a man earlier […]

Suspect Telephone Fraud/Identity Theft Attempt

Wed Jun 1, 2011 03:56 pm Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police received a report that a victim received a telephone call from a subject who told her she was entitled to free services. The victim thought the call was from Medicare and was […]

Telephone Fraud Alert: Man with ‘Jamaican Accent’ Offers Prize if Money is Wired to Montego Bay

Tue May 10, 2011 04:45 pm Cardinal News

SUSPICIOUS PHONE CALLS: A skeptical female kept herself from becoming a victim of fraud recently. She received a telephone call from a subject with a heavy Jamaican accent claiming to be “Richard Benjamin”. “Benjamin” advised […]

Buffalo Grove Police Alert Citizens About Jury Duty Scam

Fri Feb 25, 2011 07:19 am Cardinal News

A new telephone fraud has surfaced that attempts to take advantage of people who might already be feeling worried because they skipped out on jury duty — avoiding a summons. It also can victimize people […]

Caught on Video: Josiah Cantral Poses As Janitor to Get Medical Excuse for Time Off Work to Protest in Madison, Wisconsin

Mon Feb 21, 2011 09:34 am Cardinal News

CAUGHT ON TAPE!! Licensed Wisconsin Doctor willfully and fraudulently signs sick leave form for healthy individual. Josiah Cantrall arrived at the Madison, Wisconsin protest to Senate Bill 11, and saw about six doctors handing out […]

Auto Theft Via Fake Wire Transfer at Prestige Auto Leasing

Tue Jan 25, 2011 07:57 pm Cardinal News

Buffalo Grove police received a report of a motor vehicle theft at Prestige Auto Leasing, 88 East Dundee Road. Dealer reported that a vehicle was delivered to a customer and a wire transfer was sent […]

Telephone Fraud & Deception Attempt to Resident on Stratford Lane

Wed Jan 5, 2011 08:25 pm Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police received a report that an unknown subject contacted by telephone an Arlington Heights resident that lives in the 300 block of South Stratford Lane, and stated the resident had won 2 million […]

Former Chicago Man, Randy M. Cho, Charged in $8 Million Google/Facebook Stock Fraud

Mon Dec 27, 2010 10:56 pm Cardinal News

Former Chicago man, Randy M. Cho, 39, faces federal charges that he swindled people out of millions by posing as a self-employed securities trader with access to special stock sales of high-profile companies such as […]

Apparent Suicide: Mark Madoff, Bernie Madoff’s Son, Found Hanging from Dog Leash

Sat Dec 11, 2010 12:53 pm Cardinal News

Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff’s eldest son hanged himself by a dog leash in his apartment Saturday, exactly two years after his father’s arrest in a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme. New York City police and paramedics responded […]

Scammed on Craigslist Trying to Purchase Bears Tickets

Tue Sep 28, 2010 06:10 pm Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police received a report about 5:45 p.m. Tuesday that an Arlington Heights resident was scammed while trying to purchase Chicago Bears tickets on Craigslist. The resident lives in the 900 block of East […]

Buffalo Grove and Wheeling Police Investigating High Number of Unauthorized ATM Withdrawals

Tue Sep 14, 2010 06:58 pm Cardinal News

UPDATE: Buffalo Grove police have received a total of 21 reports of unauthorized withdrawal from debits related to ATMs as of Wednesday morning. Buffalo Grove police received additional reports of unauthorized withdrawal during the day […]

Lottery Tax Scam Alert, Fake IRS Sites and Census Scams

Thu Apr 1, 2010 07:25 am Cardinal News

Arlngton Heights police recently received a report of a lottery/tax-related scam. The victim received a call from a man identifying himself as “Bill” who stated that the victim had won $500,000 in an off-shore lottery. […]

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