Watch out for Valentine’s Day scams

Wed Feb 12, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Don’t let the romance of Valentine’s Day blind you. Scammers are out there specifically targeting us at this holiday…

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Scammers use bogus caller ID for phone fraud

Thu Feb 06, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Police are asking residents to be aware of phone scams (KTSF)

Police are asking people to be aware of a phone scam that use bogus caller ID telling people they are with the Internal Revenue Service…

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SF man arrested, charged with luxury watch scam

Fri Jan 24, 2014 By Leave a Comment

A man was arrested and charged today for allegedly scamming customers through his Internet-based luxury watch and jewelry consignment businesses…

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woman got scammed over $500K thru dating website

Fri Jan 17, 2014 By Leave a Comment
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(中文) Santa Clara縣地檢處發出警告，有人利用約會網站進行跨國詐騙。一名聖荷西的婦女，匯錢後共被騙了50多萬的養老經費…

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East Bay residents warned of scammer impersonating deputy

Fri Jan 10, 2014 By Leave a Comment
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East Bay residents are being advised not to fall for a scammer who has been impersonating a Contra Costa County sheriff’s lieutenant and demanding money from people to clear up fabricated traffic tickets …

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Chinese woman obtains money falsely on Craigslist

Tue Nov 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment

(中文) 南舊金山市一名40多歲華裔女子，在十月透過Craiglist將一幢空置了兩個月的住宅單位租給4名受害人。4人付錢後才發現該名女子根本不是單位業主…

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DA’s office warns of online real estate rental scams meant to steal deposits

Fri Sep 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office is warning consumers about online postings for low-priced rental properties that are scams

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Ex-bank executive pleads guilty in Olympus fraud

Wed Sep 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment

A former bank vice president has pleaded guilty to a fraud charge in New York, admitting he helped former Olympus Corp. executives carry out a fraud…

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Contra Costa County residents warned of fake sheriff’s deputy scam

Fri Sep 06, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office is warning county residents about a suspect posing as a sheriff’s deputy who scams people into sending him money…

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Chinese student scammed out of thousands

Fri Aug 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Chinese student scammed out of thousands at O’Hare…

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Richmond man indicted in insurance fraud scheme

Fri Aug 16, 2013 By 1 Comment

A Richmond man has been indicted on more than 100 charges and several other Contra Costa County residents were arrested this week in connection with an insurance fraud scheme in which fires and car crashes were allegedly set up to file false claims…

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SF unlicensed civil engineer to stand trial on forgery charges

Tue Jul 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment

An unlicensed civil engineer who allegedly forged documents for projects involving at least 80 San Francisco properties…

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SJ: Man gets nine years for scamming elderly couple

Wed Jun 05, 2013 By Leave a Comment

A man convicted of threatening an elderly couple into giving him a check for $8,500 was sentenced to nine years in prison…

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Man arrested for scamming tourist near Pier 39

Thu Jan 10, 2013 By 1 Comment

A noted scammer was arrested again near San Francisco’s Pier 39 after allegedly posing as a parking lot attendant and taking money from unsuspecting drivers…

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PG&E scam warning

Sun Dec 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment

PG&E表示，最近接獲通報稱，有一名操西班牙語口音的男子冒充是該公司員工，打電話給多位長者用戶，威脅對方要在一個小時內回覆他的電話並提供禮物卡號， 來支付過期的帳單，否則就要切斷長者家中的媒電服務 。

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Police warn the public about lottery scam

Fri Jul 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment

舊金山警方發出警告，提醒民眾如果收到聲稱是樂透中獎的大額支票，其實是一個騙局…

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Police warn residents about fraudulent check scam

Fri Jul 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment

舊金山警方呼籲民眾，慎防成為支票詐騙案的受害人。近日有受害人收到從一個假樂透組織寄出的信件，訛稱受害人贏到獎金，但其實並無其事，反被騙去金錢…

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Former Silicon Valley hedge fund operator convicted of fraud

Fri Jun 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

矽谷一名華裔對沖基金管理人週三在聖荷西聯邦法院，被裁定電匯詐騙罪成，檢控官指稱被告從事的勾當，騙去投資者數百萬元。

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Rose Pak becomes target of scam

Tue Jun 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment

舊金山華埠上周日又發生疑似金光黨騙案的事件，而嫌犯這次行騙的對象，是舊金山中華總商會顧問白蘭…

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PG&E warning about new scam

Mon May 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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近日有騙徒假扮太平洋煤電公司PG&E的職員，訛稱協助用戶申請優惠，騙取用戶的個人及信用咭資料…

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District Attorney launches fraud hotline

Wed Mar 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment

District Attorney George Gascón announced today the creation of a multilingual hotline to encourage San Francisco residents and people who work in the City to report fraud…

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A Chinese contractor sentenced to 1 year in jail

Fri Dec 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Danny Ho, age 53 of San Francisco, pleaded guilty on November 23, 2011. The defendant has been sentenced to one year in jail…

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