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<\/a>Kinder, LA (KPLC) – Scam callers are going to new lengths to target victims, this time pretending to be your kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imagine getting a phone call thinking your child is the one on the other line, but it\u2019s actually a scammer. It\u2019s a phone call that sent one Kinder mom through a whirlwind of emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Samantha Meche answered a call to what sounded like a girl sobbing on the other line. At first, she thought it was her 14-year-old daughter.Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Scam news 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n A Shawnigan Lake man who lost $450 after being duped by someone pretending to be a local lottery winner has advice for others: \u201cDon\u2019t send money to anyone you don\u2019t know.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n The 49-year-old self-employed carpenter, whom the Times Colonist has agreed not to name, said the winter was financially difficult and his truck has broken down and he can\u2019t afford to fix it. \u201cI\u2019ve been kind of down on my luck lately.\u201d Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Scam news 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n A pair of Jersey City men have been charged after they filed a false insurance claim to receive compensation for medical treatment following a car crash more than a year ago, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAdvice from Scammed Island Man<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>Insurance Scam after Car Crash<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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