THE BUZZ!   Maryland man loses $38K to “grandparent scam” using replicated voice First. How good does a scam have to be to trick you? Be aware of the grandparent scam. It has fooled quite a few people, even one here in Maryland. The scam started with a frantic phone call from a woman who […]

THE BUZZ! U.S. Attorney Announces Federal Charges Against 47 Defendants in $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme Yesterday the Department of Justice announced it uncovered the biggest pandemic fraud scheme to date. They charged 47 individuals with stealing $250 million from the Federal Child Nutrition Program. The indictments involve six groups, all connected to the […]

A Georgia man was arrested on Tuesday (May 21) in Tennesee on an outstanding warrant theft by deception and has been tagged as a so-called serial swindler. John Martin Hill allegedly stole $80,000 from a woman he just met via the dating website Match.com. Patch.com reports: Late yesterday evening, John Martin Hill, 35, was booked […]

A Georgia man has reportedly been sentenced in connection to a scheme to obtain the personal information of school district employees in Connecticut. According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Olukayode Ibrahim Lawal was sentenced to about 10 months in prison,  time he’s already served in New Haven, Connecticut. Lawal was reportedly indicted in May 2018 and pleaded guilty to one count […]

The FTC warns that con artists are targeting vulnerable Black churchgoers. The scam involves a fake government bill paying scheme.

Tyler Perry put scam artists on blast… “There are some scams going around the Internet asking people to pay money to have an audition for me. THAT IS NOT TRUE. You never have to pay for an audition. I, nor any professional company, will make you pay for an audition. DON’T GET SCAMMED.” Regarding claims of […]