Betty Ann Canizio
Source: marsmet521/FlickrWith tax season serving as a good guise for scammers, it would be a good idea to take a cue from Betty Ann Canizio and be skeptical about random callers threatening you with prison time for a supposed debt. Democratic District Leader of the 49th Assembly District in
scams
http://youtu.be/KNrvb0MerT8 The NYPD is searching for a man wanted in connection with a citywide pattern of police impersonation and grand larcenies that have been targeting seniors for more than two years. Police say the suspect calls the victims claiming to be a police officer involved in an
between the lines
Yeah, screw Canada. (Source: mezzoblue/Flickr)BETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]: In conjunction with occasional Sheepshead Bites postings of Crime Prevention Tips from the NYPD’s 61st Precinct [/crime-prevention-tips-from-the-nypds-61st-precinct/], here’s my tale of identity theft. You’ve probably heard the expression, “If something sounds too good to be true,
atm cards
City Council candidate Chaim Deutsch is tired of people dealing with the nightmare of identity theft, and is hoping that tougher penalties will deter future ripoff artists from pulling scams. In a press release, Deutsch also wants to root out bank card skimmers who use sophisticated tricks to steal people’
assemblyman steven cymbrowitz
Source: Assemblyman Cymbrowitz’ OfficeAssemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz co-sponsored a couple of bills designed to protect residents from shady insurers (A.2287 [http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A02287&term=2013&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Votes=Y&Memo=Y] ) as well as require
russians
Vadim Vasilenko has been in jail since 2007 for allegedly running a money laundering credit card scam operation that involved $47 million dollars, however he has yet to have his day in court. After years of appeals, arguments, and false starts, Vasilenko is still imprisoned without the possibility for parole
Energy Service Companies
Fake energy salesmen were spotted on Argyle Road between Avenue H and Glenwood Road yesterday evening around 5pm. Four men claiming to be from Con Edison or Family Values Energy (neighbors’ reports vary) were knocking on doors and asking to see Con Ed bills from neighborhood homes in order to
Energy Service Companies
While there are many legitimate alternative energy service companies (ESCOs) available, if someone comes to your door claiming to work for ConEd, and they won’t show you ConEd identification, that’s probably a scam, and you should watch out. Neighbor Max had this experience today, around Ocean Ave and
scams
Ah, the New Year. When auld aquaintances be forgot. In 2011, they’re forgotten because they’re either in prison, dead, taken off television or simply blown away by hurricane-strength winds. It has been one heckuva year. After looking through our archives for 2011 and studying the analytics to see
arrests
Remember Vitaly Borker? This was the internet thug who boasted to the New York Times that his online eyeglass [/vitaly-borker-sheepsheads-biggest-cyber-bully/] store, DecorMyEyes, found a way to the top of search engines by belittling customers and terrorizing them with threats of violence. Borker was busted a week later in his Beaumont
debt settlement
There is a place on Coney Island Avenue that provides “Debt Settlement Services”. I don’t know the company, and I don’t know the people who run the company. But I would imagine the business model of the company and the like goes something like this: “If you’re