AG Hood warns of bomb scam
Attorney General Jim Hood is issuing a warning to businesses across the state about an international email scam that threatens to bomb a business if...
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AG Hood warns of IRS scammers
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office has received new reports from Mississippi taxpayers of being contacted by impersonators claiming to work for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or federal...
Jackson: Scammers posing as JPD asking for donations
by Sarah Ulmer
The Jackson Police Department has recently been made aware that an individual or group of individuals are posing as representatives of JPD and contacting citizens....
Another sentenced in international sweetheart scam
Susan Ann Villeneuve, 62, of Escalon, California, was sentenced Tuesday on international fraud charges that started in 2014 when sixteen individuals were arrested in South...
New texting scam could cost you hundreds
by Alex Paton
A new phishing scam called smishing that comes via text could be dangerous. “It’s a phishing scam through your text messages, and that’s why SMS...
Two sentenced in “get out of jail early” scam
by Jared Bounds
Two Copiah County natives have been sentenced in their involvement in a jail scam taking the money of an inmate’s relative. Jabarius Neal, 29, and...
Consumer alert: avoiding scams during hurricane season
by Jared Bounds
Hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding and wind aren’t the only threat that comes with hurricane season. With the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season underway, Attorney General Jim Hood...
IRS warning of new twist on old phone scam
by Jared Bounds
In recent years, thousands of people have lost millions of dollars and their personal information to tax scams and fake IRS communication. Scammers use the...
Catfishing turns from online dating to scamming
The term “catfishing” was first used in a MTV documentary to describe being fooled with an online dating profile. “There was a guy online, looking...
FTC warns of phony “rebate” scam targeting veterans
by Jared Bounds
“You’ve been selected for a rebate on your healthcare!” Sorry, but it’s probably too good to be true. The Federal Trade Commission is warning of...