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These Dangerous Scams Are On Rise: How To Protect Yourself
A new consumer warning highlights how quickly an ordinary message, purchase, or conversation can become a costly trap.
The Better Business Bureau Serving Metro New York is urging consumers to watch for seven scam categories involving investments, jobs, online shopping, relationships, home repairs, phishing, and travel.
The warning draws from the BBB Institute for Marketplace Trust’s 2025 Risk Report, which analyzed more than 146,000 scam reports. Rankings consider how often scams were reported, the likelihood of losing money, and the median reported loss.
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Another Arrest Made In Deadly NJ Hit-Run After Drugs Found In U-Haul: Prosecutor
A search of the Acura and U-Haul trailer involved in a deadly hit-and-run on Route 17 in Paramus turned up hundreds of THC cartridges, leading to a second arrest and new drug charges against the driver accused of killing a Bronx woman, authorities said.
Michael C. Marciano, 47, of Fairport (Monroe County), NY, who was driving a Jeep in tandem with the Acura at the time of the crash, owned the Acura and had rented the U-Haul trailer, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Marciano surrendered to authorities Friday, Oct. 23, and was charged with two counts of second-degree possession wit…
Cops Find 71-Year-Old Dead In Dutchess County Home — Now Man Faces Murder Charge
A 31-year-old man has been charged with murder after a victim was found dead inside his Dutchess County home during a police welfare check, authorities said.
Nicholus C. Peterson, 31, was arrested on Saturday, Oct. 17, in connection with the death of William Martin Wein, 71, who was discovered inside a home on Albany Post Road in Hyde Park, New York State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 23.
The investigation began on Tuesday, Oct. 6, when officers from the Hyde Park Police Department responded to the home to check on Wein's well-being. There, police found Wein dead inside.
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