Two local businesses have been impersonated with fake Facebook pages to try and obtain credit card information so far this year. About 2 p.m. Tuesday, someone alerted Terra Cafe they had received a message from the Facebook page Terra'Cafe telling them won a contest and provided a link. ...
Newsroom@DominionPost.com CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey warned consumers to watch for identity theft, particularly after children receive digital devices for the holidays. Many children may have received new electronics as holiday gifts. These gadgets ...
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey warned consumers to beware of potential scams as they await stimulus checks. The federal government began direct deposits of the stimulus money and is set to send stimulus checks to other households in coming days or weeks as ...
A new phone scam has been reported in Monongalia County. It involves the caller claiming to be from Comcast and offers the potential victim a lower rate on service if they send a check made out to “CABLE TV” for $249 to an address in New York, the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office ...
A scammer posing as Star City Mayor Herman Reid is attempting to scam people through email and text.Anyone who receives a text or email claming to be from Reid should report it to their local law enforcment agency, Reid said.He has already notified the Monongalia County Sheriff's Department ...
Beware of frauds and scammers trying to take advantage of COVID-19, the Morgantown Police Department warned on Thursday.The Federal Bureau of Investigation has seen an increase in online fraud schemes related to COVID-19, according to the MPD.The fraud typically falls into three ...