State Fair of Texas attendees get towed after paying for parking
I'm surprised no one at the towing company was assaulted.
Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008
Scams
Crime > Scams
Dallas County deputy constable gets caught lying about work by satellite tracking device
He said he was working but the GPS device showed he was at home.
Monday, Sept. 22, 2008
Haltom City and Arlington chiropractors part of faked car accident fraud
Thus far, 27 people have been convicted in the ring, including 22 "accident victims" and a legal assistant.
Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008
Colleyville man sentenced to 17 years for Ponzi scheme
This pyramid scheme wasn't built in a day.
Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008
Denton woman swindled as result of giving telemarketer credit card number
The telemarketer has a long criminal history with several convictions for theft, credit card abuse and fraud.
Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008
Former Lancaster mayoral candidate embroiled in home rental scam
Morris Mosley is accused of renting out several residences that he didn't actually own.
Monday, Aug. 4, 2008
Fort Worth man scams free gas out of good Samaritans
Gas scams are the new black.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Fort Worth helicopter school closes, students left with loans and no license
The Las Vegas-based helicopter school may have known about its financial demise and continued to enroll students.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Serious incidents crop up at Dallas middle school
Several students at Robert T. Hill Middle School manufactured and passed around fake $10 bills, and a hall monitor is charged with injury to a child.
Friday, May 9, 2008
UPDATED: Independent artists need to be on lookout for iTunes scam
Stealing music is one thing. Stealing and then selling it on the most popular music seller in the UNIVERSE, without recourse, is quite another scam altogether.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Door-to-door magazine salespeople might be scamming you
No way, really?
Scammers using the Big Brothers Big Sisters name have been reported in Dallas' Lower Greenville and Lakewood neighborhoods.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Suspicious solicitors seen in White Rock Hills neighborhood
White Rock Hills Association reports suspicious activity.
Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008
Garland citizens the target of bogus water workers scam
Make sure the water guys are legit before you buy into anything.
Friday, Feb. 22, 2008
Dallas-based Heritage Auction Galleries sold Hollywood memorabilia that was fake
Fake stuff included a purported whiskey flask belonging to Errol Flynn, a Humphrey Bogart engraved cigarette case, and a bullwhip of Lash La Rue's.
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008
Bedford man accused of internet Wii scam
More than 50 people fell for offer of Nintendo Wiis for nearly half-price.
Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008
Denton County residents victims of phishing scams
PointBank customers have lost an estimated quarter million dollars to thieves.
Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008
Cleburne woman accused of renting home she doesn’t own
10 families allegedly bilked out of more than $8,000 by Michelle Rene Thompson.
Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007
Latino residents in Arlington recipients of “citizenship” scam letters
The official-looking notices warn about possible visits from "ICE" if the residents don't pay a price.
Friday, Oct. 19, 2007
Murphy man arrested for impersonating an officer
Police say Wesley McIntire, Sr. tried to pull over another car and joined a police chase.
Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007
Dallas-area man accused of posing as doctor to steal Rolex
You mean Dr. Frank-N-Furter isn't a real person?
Scheme rates somewhere between "pyramid" and "Nigerian prince."
Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007
SEC files lawsuit against Irving-based Inter Global Technologies
Company founder Michael Tomayko made preposterous claims about a vault filled with gold bullion and the backing of a Saudi royal family.
Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007
Feds arrest 22 in staged-accident insurance scam
FBI, IRS, and U.S. Postal Service swooped in on gang that allegedly defrauded insurance companies of more than $1 million.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Fort Worth’s Better Business Bureau revokes Just Brakes’ membership
Just Brakes received 16 complaints in Fort Worth alone.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Fort Worth man gets 10 years without parole for shady investment scheme
Partnering up with two gambling Web sites, he promised his little-old-lady investors that they'd make a killing.
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Scam artists name-drop slain Dallas policeman to solicit “donations”
But the Dallas Police Department does not solicit donations, so don't get sucked in.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Two Frisco executives indicted in money-laundering scheme
One of the men was the executive vice president/Western Region for CBS Radio.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Texas Attorney General accuses SprintNextel of deceptive billing practices
Sprint charged Texas customers a fee, pretended it was a state-imposed tax.
Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007
Texas Attorney General takes down Enzyte
Ever wanted to punch "Smiling Bob" in the face? Attorney General Greg Abbott just beat you to it.
Monday, Feb. 5, 2007
State of Texas shuts down Dallas-based bogus fuel pill scam
BioPerformance "top secret gas pill" actually an illegal pyramid scheme using advanced mothball technology.
Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007
Wylie Police Department looking for illegal solicitors/scammers
The group is dressed in blue business suits and driving a black Hyundai with Florida license plate, and they might also be part of an identity theft scheme.
Friday, Jan. 19, 2007
Former Garland police officer lies and swindles on an epic scale
... and confesses, too.
North Texas girls (and guys) crazy 'bout a sharp dressed (con) man.
Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006
$18,000 stolen from McKinney drill team booster club
The DMN reported that $18,000 was stolen from the McKinney High School drill team's booster club with the club's treasurer pegged as the main suspect.
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006
Unusual Scammer Busted at Lakewood Shopping Center
As we walked out of Matt's Ranchero we were "bum-rushed" by a very sophisticated con man.
Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006
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