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Senior Citizens Report Publisher’s Clearing House Phone Scam

Wednesday, December 18 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Several local Senior Citizens have reportedly been the target of a phone scam recently. The caller pretends to be from Publisher’s Clearing House and tells the intended victim they are the winner of millions of dollars in the Grand Prize Publisher’s Clearing House Sweepstakes.... Read More.

Carmi Police Chief Jason Carter Warns Public About Facebook Scam

Friday, September 6 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Carmi Police Chief Jason Carter is warning the public of a scam that targets all age groups. People are receiving Facebook messages, typically from someone from their friends list that even has the correct profile picture. The message informs the receiver of a Government... Read More.

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Scam Warnings Issued by Local Police

Wednesday, April 24 by Jc Tinsley

Scam Warnings Issued by Local Police The Carmi Police Department has received several complaints again of scams going around.According to the police department’s Facebook page, the two circulating in this area now are one involving Messenger.The victim is receiving a “message” from one of their... Read More.

White County Scam Warning

Monday, November 5 by Jc Tinsley

White County Scam The White County Sheriff’s Department issued a warning about an increase in scams, here in White County.Several area residents have reported calls that indicated a family member had been arrested and needed $4,000 for their release. The scammers want a credit card... Read More.

Saline Co. Sheriff’s Office issues scam warning

Wednesday, January 31 by Jc Tinsley

Several telephone scams are bouncing around the area. One of those scams, when a person is called and the caller states that a family member is in jail or was involved in a traffic accident and was taken to jail. The person making the... Read More.

Wayne-White Coop warning customers of new scam

Monday, September 11 by Jc Tinsley

Someone is posing as a Wayne-White Electric employee and calling cooperative customers to tell them that they have a "work order" and are about to disconnect their electricity if they don't pay them over the phone. As an option, this person gives the customer... Read More.

Illinois State Police warns of phone scam

Thursday, June 1 by Jc Tinsley

The Illinois State Police (ISP) is warning the public of a phone scam that is currently circulating throughout the state. An individual will call and claim to be associated with the ISP. The caller will state that they are asking for donations for officers... Read More.

Sheriff’s Department warning of new scam in the area

Monday, February 13 by Jc Tinsley

The White County Sheriff's Office would like to warn the public of a scam in our area. A resident had a US Postal Money Order sent to them in the amount of $400.00. The money order was made payable to the resident, but they... Read More.

Sheriff Maier warning residents about computer scam affecting residents

Friday, November 18 by Jc Tinsley

White County Sheriff Doug Maier is warning residents about a possible scam affecting computer users. A White County resident told the Sheriff’s Department that on Thursday, November 10th, she was using her computer when it locked up. A phone number appeared on the screen... Read More.