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• Troopers warn public of telephone scam

  November 12, 2020 7:26 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana State Police (LSP) are warning citizens about a telephone scam carried out by a caller pretending to be a LSP Investigator. The scam has targeted multiple people of various backgrounds in the Orleans and Jefferson Parish area. Troopers have initiated a joint investigation into... more »

• Assumption Parish sheriff warns residents of phone scam

  January 21, 2020 1:31 PM

  ASSUMPTION PARISH- The Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office received several reports of locals falling victim to a phone scam. Sheriff Leland Falcon says the calls and texts direct recipients to purchase a fund card from 'religious organizations of the parish' by submitting credit card information to the number via call... more »

• Police warn residents of phone scam asking for social security numbers

  December 28, 2017 9:29 AM

  MORGAN CITY- The Morgan City Police Department is warning residents about scam phone calls asking residents for their social security number. Authorities say victims have received a call from a number that appears to originate from the Thibodaux area stating they are with Louisiana Medicaid. During the conversations, victims... more »

• Authorities warn against local warrant scam

  December 12, 2017 11:36 AM

  LAFOURCHE PARISH- The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office is warning residents about a warrant scam which is targeting local citizens. Authorities said that several citizens have reported receiving the phone call on Dec. 11. The scam artists identifies himself as a member of the U.S. Marshals or similar agency... more »

• State Police warn residents against fake LSP solicitation phone calls

  November 29, 2017 3:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE- After several recent complaints, troopers from the Louisiana State Police want to make the public aware of a current phone scam. Authorities say scammers are fraudulently using the authority of Louisiana State Police Troop A in an effort to obtain money from victims. According to several... more »

• EBRSO warning citizens of jury duty phone scam

  September 20, 2017 8:12 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is investigating a string of phone scams where a caller poses as a Sheriff's Deputy. According to a news release, the victim is told they missed jury duty and can avoid being arrested by paying a fine. The caller then... more »

• EBRSO warns residents of scam text messages asking for debit card info.

  September 29, 2016 11:01 AM

  BATON ROUGE – The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is warning residents of a phone scam asking bank users for their debit card number. An area bank has reported that several of its customers have reported receiving text messages from the phone number (844)-584-3379 stating that their debit card... more »

• Phone scammers target Entergy customers

  May 18, 2016 11:03 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Officials say an old phone scam has reemerged, and Entergy customers are the new targets. Myron Goldberg, who owns a clothing store in New Orleans, says he’s already been a target. Goldberg reported that his wife received a frightening phone call from someone claiming to represent... more »

• Gonzales Police report rash of IRS scam phone calls

  January 21, 2016 11:39 AM

  GONZALES - Police in Gonzales say they have received several reports from area residents about an ongoing phone scam where victims report receiving calls from someone claiming to represent the IRS and stating a lawsuit has been filed against the victim. Investigators say the calls are being made now... more »