phone scams

Authorities say the con worked for a while, as the couple was swindled out of more than $24,000, but three arrests have been made in the case and police say there maybe more local victims out there.

Employees at a Central New York bank branch thought something didn't seem right, and following their guts helped save an elderly woman thousands of dollars as she was unknowingly caught up in a scam.

Scams targeting senior citizens are on the rise, according to the New York State Police.

It looks like scammers are back to their old tricks again

These three scams have all claimed several victims in our area and it's better to be aware of them before you fall for them.

Utica Police say they've received several calls regarding scammers who say they're with National Grid and threaten to turn off your power unless you pay up. Police say complicating matters is that the scammers are able to disguise their actual phone number and calling location, so many of these fraudulent phone calls will appear with a 315 area code on your called ID...

Someone is targeting people in New York claiming to be from the social security administration but its a scam.

The Utica Police Department has received several Phone Scam reports over the last few weeks.

Herkimer College just announced an alert for phone scam that is targeting people by posing as SUNY admissions representatives.