Craigslist housing scam seems to have gone away – for now
A nearly year-long Craigslist scam involving housing in St. Charles Parish seems to finally be under control.
A nearly year-long Craigslist scam involving housing in St. Charles Parish seems to finally be under control.
The Internal Revenue Service is warning senior citizens and other taxpayers to beware of an emerging federal tax refund scam tempting victims to file tax returns claiming fraudulent refunds. […]
Residents around the area are receiving scam phone calls claiming to be from First National Bank USA that ask them to “reactivate” their account by giving out their personal information, according to St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne. […]
The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office continues to receive reports about an old scam which involves residents getting a valid-looking check in the mail made out to them, according to Sheriff Greg Champagne.
Some advertisements online for St. Charles homes for lease at an extremely good price may seem too good to be true – and they are. […]
A former St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office lieutenant and his wife both received jail time after pleading guilty to charges that they filed false federal tax returns using the names of inmates to collect more than $800,000, according to U.S. Attorney Jim Letten’s office.
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What was believed to be a telephone scam targeting senior citizens has actually turned out to be phone solicitations by an actual American Legion Post in Belle Chase.
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Several residents have been contacted through the phone for donations from people claiming to be from the local American Legion Post, but Sheriff Greg Champagne warns that it is a scam.
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Lynda Fullem thought she had found true love when she met Jimmy Kenneth on Match.com. Kenneth said he was from St. Charles Parish, was a 45-year-old widowed single father and owned his own construction business.
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