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CATEGORY ARCHIVES: scam

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01/30/26 MEDIA ADVISORY - Yearlong Investigation Leads to International Fraud Takedown
09/02/25 Detectives Charge Washington, DC Woman with Financially Exploiting 95-Year-Old Grandfather
01/15/25 Detectives Investigate Poshmark Scam; Additional Victims a Concern
12/24/24 Detectives Investigate Silver Spring Bank Card Scam; Surveillance Photos Released
11/22/24 Brooklyn Man Charged with Gold Bar Scam in Montgomery County
11/21/24 New York Man Held in Gold Bar Scam
03/22/24 Thirty-Four-Year-Old Arrested in Near Million Dollar Gold-Bar Scam
05/12/23 Detectives Investigate Theft of Ten Thousand Dollars; Surveillance Photos of Suspects Released
09/21/22 California Woman Arrested for Committing Lottery Ticket Scam in Montgomery County; Possibility of Additional Victims a Concern
07/09/22 Detectives Continue to Investigate "Grandparent Scam;" Surveillance Video Released
12/15/21 Detectives Investigate Scam Targeting an Elderly Couple in Silver Spring; Additional Victims a Concern
05/11/21 Scam Alert: Suspects Arrested for Buying Vehicles Advertised Online with Fraudulent Cashier’s Checks; Additional Victims a Concern
02/16/21 Warrant Issued for Suspect Committing Dent Repair Scam in Bethesda Area Parking Lots
11/25/20 Detectives Investigating Multiple Cases of Grandparent Scam with a Twist; Suspect Comes to Victim's Home to Collect Money
10/27/20 Two Suspects Arrested for Committing Check Scam via Instagram; Possibility of Additional Victims a Concern
04/03/20 Suspect Uses Fraudulent Checks to Pay for Transportation Services; Photographs of Suspect Released
12/17/19 Detectives Investigate Check Fraud; Surveillance Photos Released
09/12/18 Victims Lose $300,000 in Fake Gold Scam; Surveillance Photograph of Suspect Released
09/07/18 MCP Warns of Phone Scam Targeting Chinese Residents; 1.5 Million Dollars Lost
11/29/17 MCP Reminds Residents: Beware of Grandparent Scam
06/27/17 MCP Warns of Gold Scam Targeting Chinese Residents; One Resident Loses $20,000
05/23/17 Detectives Investigate Counterfeit "Movie Money" Scam
12/23/16 Police Investigate Scam Targeting Former Montgomery County Government Employee
04/22/16 Warmer Weather Brings Home Repair and Tree and Lawn Service Scammers to County