WPD: Beware Citizen’s Bank Scammers
By: Rob Borkowski on March 13, 2024 in Business, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — On the heels of arresting a pair of grandparent scammers, Warwick Police hope to curb a new Citizens Bank scam in which thieves clone the bank’s phone […]
WPD: Scammers Pose As National Grid Bill Collectors
By: Rob Borkowski on September 17, 2020 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police warn people, particularly elderly residents, that National Grid will not ask you to pay your bills using pre-paid cards, but scammers pretending to be from […]
Warwick Man Reports IRS Scammer Attempt to Steal $10,000
By: Rob Borkowski on November 13, 2015 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
A local man called Warwick Police Oct. 30 to report receiving a call from a man running an apparent ‘IRS scam’ the Attorney General has been warning RI residents about since June.
RIAG: Beware Scammer Posing as a Sheriff, Seeking Credit Card Payments
By: Rob Borkowski on October 27, 2015 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Attorney General Peter Kilmartin and Chief David DeCesare of the Rhode Island Division of Sheriffs warn a man posing as a sheriff is running a scam demanding credit card payments form people to avoid arrest for missing jury duty.