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SHERIFF CARMINE MARCENO’S SEPTEMBER 2024 FRAUD ALERT: QR CODE SCAMS

QR codes, “Quick Response Codes,” are all around us.  These square, black and white boxes allow businesses to quickly direct you to their web site, can track product information in a supply chain, link us to applications as well as store financial information.  The uses for these codes are nearly limitless as they store a…
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SHERIFF CARMINE MARCENO’S AUGUST 2024 FRAUD ALERT: FRAUDULENT JOB OFFERINGS

Following the pandemic, an enormous segment of the workforce was offered an opportunity to work from home…many never wishing to return to the office environment. “Work from home” opportunities began to appear nearly everywhere…online, via text and in print. Many of these job offerings were legitimate opportunities to generate income from home. Many were opportunities…
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SHERIFF CARMINE MARCENO’S JULY 2024 FRAUD ALERT: PREVENTING OTHERS FROM APPLYING FOR CREDIT CARDS IN YOUR NAME

Protecting one’s personal identity and avoiding falling victim to credit card fraud has become challenging for the average individual. While credit card fraud often involves the theft of an individual’s personal information and creation of duplicate credit cards, a trend appears to have become popular where criminals steal credit card applications from a victim’s mailbox,…
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SHERIFF CARMINE MARCENO’S JULY SAFETY & SECURITY TIP: HOTTER TEMPERATURES AND AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR

Studies, documenting a link between excessive heat and aggression date back centuries and all declare the same definite association between the two. An increase in violence, frustration and aggressive behaviors occurs annually as the temperature rises. Psychological studies attribute our altered behaviors to the extreme physical discomfort that we feel at higher temperatures. While it…
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