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Residents are Warned about Storm Repair Scams
The Wadena Police Department is warning citizens to watch out for scams and dishonest contractors as communities recover from this week’s severe weather. Take care in hiring a contractor. After disasters hit an area, construction contractors known as “storm chasers” frequently show up and knock-on doors offering to make repairs. Avoid these kinds of high-pressured sales tactics. Scammers often target homeowners after tornadoes, damaging winds and hailstorms by offerin
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Scam Alert! Fake Traffic Violation Texts Target Minnesotans and they are Spreading Fast
by Karin L. Nauber karin@inhnews.com According to numerous law enforcement agencies, another scam is going through the state involving traffic or parking violations with an official looking “ticket” or “citation” attached. I got mine in a text message! For a time and place I hadn’t been. I promptly deleted the messages. Yes, I received two of them from two different phone numbers. They looked almost identical to the one in this story. Here was the information that was sen
Apr 72 min read
Scams, Scams and More Scams
by Debra Meyer-Myrum I don’t know about you, but just about every day my cell phone gets a message from a scammer. The latest one was...
Apr 22, 20252 min read
Scams, Scams and More Scams
by Debra Meyer-Myrum I don’t know about you, but just about every day my cell phone gets a message from a scammer. The latest one was...
Apr 15, 20252 min read
Rising text message scams: familiarize yourself with ‘Robotext’ red flags
by Karin L Nauber karin@inhnews.com As many email scams and schemes as there are out there in Cyberland, many of us still feel as if our...
Jan 30, 20241 min read
Rising text message scams
by Karin L Nauber karin@inhnews.com As many email scams and schemes as there are out there in Cyberland, many of us still feel as if our...
Nov 21, 20231 min read
Don’t be a victim . . .Tips from Visa about email phishing
by Karin L. Nauber karin@inhnews.com Nobody wants to be a victim, especially not the victim of a ruthless scammer who cares little or...
Aug 30, 20231 min read
Scammers using sheriff’s office phone number
The Todd County Sheriff’s Office has been made aware of a phone scam circulating in the area. Residents of Todd County have reported they...
Jul 11, 20231 min read
Hewitt resident defrauded out of $24,500
On June 9, at 8:55 a.m., the Todd County Sheriff’s Office investigated a fraud/scam case in rural Hewitt. The reporting party thought...
Jun 14, 20231 min read
Arvig experiences cyber attack
On Tuesday, October 25, Arvig experienced a cybersecurity incident at approximately 6:45 a.m. An attempted ransomware attack was...
Nov 1, 20221 min read
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