78-year-old woman in Oakland County loses more than $29K in scam, sheriff says
Scammers claimed to be an Amazon employee, MSP trooper and US Treasury agent
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ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A 78-year-old Orion Township woman was scammed out of more than $29,000, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said a scammer called the woman claiming to be an Amazon employee to verify that she purchased $8,000 worth of Apple products. Deputies said after the purchase was disputed, the caller transferred the woman to someone claiming to be a member of the Michigan State Police to make a report. The fake MSP trooper told the woman that she needed to provide all of her banking information to file the report.
Wyandotte police use social media to return stolen blanket to rightful owner
Police return stolen goods after porch pirate busted
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WYANDOTTE, Mich. – When Tonyia Gill had a custom-made keepsake blanket made for her best friend, she never thought the blanket would make headlines.
On Dec. 21, just before 2 a.m., a nearby resident woke up to an alarm on his doorbell camera when a woman was going through his mailbox.
The police were called and they apprehended the porch pirate red-handed.
Wyandotte police think she’s taken several dozen packages, pieces of mail and credit cards.
One of those stolen items was Gill’s blanket, but without the packaging, police weren’t sure who it belonged to. They posted a photo of the blanket on social media and asked if anyone knew the woman in the photos on the blanket.