MILFORD — Milford Police Department is currently warning residents of active phone scams reported throughout the community. According to a release issued by MPD scammers are currently making phone calls attempting to solicit information for an action of account that an individual has and has not personally requested. Callers are advised to terminate the call …read more.

WARSAW — Many people have dreams of winning a Publisher’s Clearinghouse sweepstakes and, for one Warsaw couple, it almost looked like that dream was coming true. All they had to do was wire $299 via Western Union to cover the processing fee. Fortunately for the couple, they were able to identify this as a phone …read more.

North Webster Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following incident: 9:23 p.m. Monday, April 27, 700 block South Main Street, North Webster. Officials at the American Legion reported the theft of scrap metal. Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incident: 7:48 a.m. Tuesday, April 28, 600 block North …read more.

Scammers aiming to defraud consumers during tax season are out in full force. IRS Phone Scam In one of the most common phone scams the Attorney General’s Office has seen in recent months, criminals call consumers claiming to be with the Internal Revenue Service and demand immediate payment of past-due taxes. Scammers might threaten arrest …read more.

Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incident: 14:34 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2100 block East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Richard R. Long reported a phone scam requesting money in order to terminate a false warrant. Winona Lake Officers with the Winona Lake Police Department investigated the following incident: 10:44 a.m. Tuesday, …read more.

The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department detectives are warning citizens of yet another telephone scam attempt to elicit money from citizens in Kosciusko County. The crime initially begins with the alleged suspect calling an individual and claiming that a family member or employee is currently in jail and needs bail money. The caller will then ask …read more.

A Kosciusko REMC member received a phone call which appeared to be from KREMC, but KREMC officials today are warning customers that it is a scam. The caller noted someone posing as a co-op or utility employee sought an immediate payment for service in order to avoid disconnection. By falsifying caller-ID — a technique known …read more.

The Indiana State Police would like to warn the public about a phone scam that has been reported recently in central Indiana, but happens annually all across the state. Recently some elderly residents have been swindled out of money by out of country con artists who are calling from phone numbers in the U.S. and …read more.

Area residents have reportedly received calls from an alleged state office demanding money. Investigators of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department are warning citizens not to give out personal information. Officers have recently received reported incidents of residents being contacted via telephone by someone identifying themselves as a representative of the District Attorney’s Office in Indianapolis. …read more.

The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department detectives are warning citizens of yet another local telephone scam. Officers have recently received at least three reported incidents of local citizens being contacted by alleged “Medicare” representatives via telephone. The caller apparently attempts to retrieve personal information from the victims by various forms of tactics, even stating to some …read more.

Warsaw Police detectives have received several reports of a long running scam involving the wiring of money to others. Especially targeted in this phone scam are senior citizens. The “grandparents scam” commonly involves the calling of mostly the elderly at their homes. After a short conversation, the caller is able to obtain enough information to …read more.

Today, Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson warned Hoosiers not to accept phone calls offering over-the-phone voting. Secretary Lawson was prompted to issue the warning after receiving complaints from voters who received phone calls offering to let them vote early over the phone. “Under no circumstances can you vote over the phone,” said Secretary Lawson. “If you receive …read more.