The man accused of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from more than 100 high school students for a European trip that never happened was met face-to-face Thursday by Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood and by the students who say they were scammed.
A Sanford police officer has been arrested as part of a fraud investigation in which he allegedly scammed the city, according to the police department.
The sheriff's office is now offering a reward for suspects who allegedly scammed a couple of men out of thousands of dollars this week.
A former Volusia County deputy has been arrested as part of a fraud investigation, according to Sheriff Mike Chitwood.
A Lake County couple says they are out thousands of dollars after hiring a contractor who took their money for a project but never did the work.
A local contractor is on felony probation on Wednesday night after taking thousands of dollars from a Volusia County couple but never starting their kitchen renovation.
A Deltona man has again been arrested after scamming five customers out of over $200,000, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
Scams can ruin any festivity but what's worse is when it potentially ruins a little kid's party. A Central Florida rental business says they took to social media after one too many customers called off bounce house rental scams.
47-year-old Lakesha Heard was extradited to Florida from her home in Atlanta after detectives say she tricked a Volusia woman into depositing $9,300 into a Bitcoin ATM.
Another Central Florida investigation into an alleged scammer impersonating law enforcement has resulted in the arrest of a Palm Coast man, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
An Atlanta woman was extradited to Volusia County this week after a local resident was scammed out of thousands of dollars, according to the sheriff’s office.
Two California residents were taken into custody after an Orange City woman was scammed out of nearly half a million dollars, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
An Apopka man was arrested during the recent bust of a nationwide scheme targeting veteran students, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
According to Robokiller, Americans received 19.2 billion spam and scam texts in April 2025 alone — that comes out to about 63 spam texts for every person.
According to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office, Zambrano took $14,950 in down payments from a Deltona customer for a kitchen remodel but never initiated any work.
Americans lost $12.5 billion dollars to fraud last year, and imposter scams were the third-highest category, according to data from the Federal Trade Commission.
The scam attempts to pressure drivers into clicking a fraudulent link, warning that failure to pay immediately will result in the suspension of their driver’s license and vehicle registration.
Groveland police are warning residents about a possible scam making the rounds among local residents, according to a release on Monday.
Whether you've fallen for text message scams in the past or even just side-eyed a slightly suspicious text, there's no reason to feel embarrassed—according to the FTC, text message scams shook Americans down for about $330 million in 2022 alone.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is warning Central Florida residents about a recent scam trend involving stolen cars and fake VINs.
A woman is in jail, and her co-defendant has bonded out after authorities said they scammed an 84-year-old woman out of thousands of dollars in a fake Publisher’s Clearing House sweepstakes.
Detectives searched the COA president's condo unit last year, though by that time, he'd already fled, according to the sheriff's office.
Lynette Owens from TrendMicro says there are scams targeting taxpayers coming through emails, texts and phone calls to watch out for.
Deputies said that the scam started when the victim’s computer began “emitting a loud persistent alarm with multiple pop-up windows.”
Scams are out there, from romance schemes to rental fraud. With that in mind, here is what experts say to look out for when finding a reputable dog rescue.
An in-home caretaker has been accused of exploiting an elderly DeLand couple, raking in up to $100,000 using their credit cards and bank accounts, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
As Amazon Prime Day approaches, it's not just deals and discounts that are on the rise— so are package thefts. With millions of people expected to be ordering online, security experts warn that the number of stolen packages could surge dramatically.
University of Central Florida police have announced the arrest of a "serial scammer" accused of bilking people on campus by pretending to be a student athlete short on rent.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody held a news conference Thursday morning in Orlando to warn of toll smishing scams and to announce the takedown of fraudulent SunPass websites.
People are reportedly placing fake parking tickets on vehicles in New Smyrna Beach, the police department announced on Wednesday.
An Orlando woman lost $2,200 in an elaborate PayPal imposter scheme that started with an email alert and ended with the purchase of hundreds of dollars in gift cards.
Statewide, the greatest number of fraud cases consisted of imposter scams, though online shopping and negative review scams were close behind.
Police discovered that a woman had knocked on the door of the victim’s home, claiming she was cold and “had no place to go,” the report reads.
The FBI released a report earlier this month about an uptick in financially motivated “sextortion” scams, mainly targeting young boys.
Detectives said Silvestris told the victim his wife had suddenly died, though they later discovered that she was still alive.
Days after stopping at a Speedway gas station for $30 worth of fuel, Shakhea Hinton learned that she had actually paid much more than that.
In a release, DOJ officials said that the men would use hospitals to bill for testing that wasn’t reimbursable or medically necessary.
Police said these imposters have been calling residents to tell them that they have active criminal cases against them for missing court.
An Orlando-area congressman is taking action after a student at the University of Central Florida told News 6 his reputation was ruined after racial slurs linked to his name went viral, reaching “about 1 million people.”
Chase Bank officials contacted retired Indiana postal worker Robert Wolfe Thursday afternoon to tell him they would be unable to retrieve his funds lost in a text message scheme.
A retired postal worker living in The Villages said imposters posing as Chase Bank security employees cost him $11,000 in less than three minutes.
An email that appeared to be from Norton 360 billing department cost a DeBary woman $10,000 in Bitcoin currency in an elaborate scheme that is sweeping the country.
The Federal Trade Commission is taking on illegal telemarketing calls and so-called consent farms with a joint task force involving more than 100 federal and state law enforcement partners, including the attorneys general from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
A man whose face was the center of a catfishing scheme and his girlfriend took the helm of a new social media lifeline for victims of romance imposters around the world.
Criminals today are using the art of social engineering, which essentially relies on human psychology to hack someone's personal information rather than technical exploits.
The owner of a now-defunct Volusia County business was arrested on Tuesday after local residents accused him of running off with their money without doing the work he promised, according to court records.
With the 2023 tax deadline upon us, the IRS and tax assistance imposters are connecting with residents across the state with the help of scripted robocalls.
An 81-year-old Port Orange man was booked Thursday after investigators said he played a role in facilitating a nationwide series of scams dating back to 2021.
A Central Florida woman lost $20,000 in a crypto investment scheme that made it appear as though she had earned more than $389,000 dollars in Bitcoin Day trading.
The DeLand Police Department is warning residents of a scam involving phone calls made by fake U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, according to a news release sent out by police on Monday.
A man whose face was the center of a catfishing scheme and his girlfriend took the helm of a new social media lifeline for victims of romance imposters around the world.
An Orlando woman was arrested Wednesday, accused of a romance scam that drained an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor of his life savings, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
An explosive increase in teenage boys targeted online and extorted for money after being tricked into sending explicit pictures of themselves has the FBI sounding a public-safety alarm.
Shopping for the perfect holiday gift is a tradition around this time of year, but it also means it’s hunting season for thieves and scammers.
A Miami cruise line manager has been fighting fake impostors for more than a year. But now he says he finally has a social media platform to expose the fake accounts.
Incidents of fraud and scams are occurring more often on the popular peer-to-peer payment service Zelle, according to a report issued Monday by the office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, giving the public its first glimpse into the growing problems at Zelle.
The Mega Millions drawing is tonight with a jackpot of over a billion dollars. And that has scam artists trying to capitalize on the opportunity and rip people off.
Investigators tell News 6 the manipulation device was first uncovered in Orlando and Tampa last June and many lawmakers are not aware of it.
Alessandro Cinquini has gone public to warn women across the globe that imposters have stolen his photographs from social media platforms to create “catfish” style profiles that offer love but target money.
Verizon and T-Mobile customers got a bizarre text Tuesday night—and it came from their own numbers, News 6 partner WDIV-TV in Detroit reported.
The scammers are back on the robocall circuit and according to the Federal Trade Commission, 2.8 million people lost an estimated $5.2 billion dollars to conmen in 2021 alone.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Scammers base their strategies on the times, and according to the Better Business Bureau (BBB), which tracks scams and bad practices, COVID-19 is no different. Situations like this are part of the reason the Department of Homeland Security has relaunched a crime-fighting effort called Operation Stolen Promise 2.0. According to a recent press release, agents are now “preparing for a surge” in fraudulent COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. Operation Stolen Promise 2.0 is a spinoff of an effort earlier this year, aimed at dismantling COVID-19 scams we have already seen nationwide: scams like fake COVID-19 tests, stimulus check fraud, and fake PPE equipment. You can also report scams to our your local Better Business Bureau by visiting Scam Tracker.
