/tags/scams scams en-US Copyright Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:52:37 GMT /2025-07-28/buyer-beware-investment-scams-on-the-rise-in-ohio Investment scams have increased in Ohio and nationwide in recent years. Consumers lost almost $6 billion in 2024 to investment scams, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:52:37 GMT /2025-07-28/buyer-beware-investment-scams-on-the-rise-in-ohio Mike Frazier /2025-06-23/us-federal-court-southern-district-ohio-postcard The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio is sending out juror summons. Here's how you can tell if your mail is the real thing. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 06:52:00 GMT /2025-06-23/us-federal-court-southern-district-ohio-postcard Tana Weingartner /2025-06-09/ohio-seniors-lose-millions-to-scams-annually This year, federal investigators fear Ohio's seniors will lose millions due to scams and fraud. The state's Department of Commerce has tips to protect yourself. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 19:09:55 GMT /2025-06-09/ohio-seniors-lose-millions-to-scams-annually Kathryn Mobley /2025-04-03/cyber-scams-are-taking-a-toll-on-small-town-ohio In November, an Athens city employee paid $700,000 for construction work on a new fire station. But the money never reached the construction firm it was intended for. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 08:47:00 GMT /2025-04-03/cyber-scams-are-taking-a-toll-on-small-town-ohio Erin Gottsacker /2024-04-05/beware-of-repair-scams-following-severe-weather-in-ohio According to the Ohio Emergency Management Agency, repair scams often increase following extreme weather such as tornadoes. Fri, 05 Apr 2024 16:22:34 GMT /2024-04-05/beware-of-repair-scams-following-severe-weather-in-ohio Shay Frank /news/2020-03-05/ohio-attorney-general-announces-robocall-crackdown-reporting-tool Ohioans received 2.2 billion robocalls just in 2019 and the state attorney general says that number has been going up every year. He’s launching a new… Thu, 05 Mar 2020 12:11:08 GMT /news/2020-03-05/ohio-attorney-general-announces-robocall-crackdown-reporting-tool Karen Kasler /news/2019-10-10/a-volunteer-army-helps-stop-ohio-immigrants-from-falling-for-scams You don’t need GPS to figure out which west Akron house belongs to John Beaty. “I’m a bumper sticker Christian,” he says. The 80-year-old retired… Thu, 10 Oct 2019 09:00:00 GMT /news/2019-10-10/a-volunteer-army-helps-stop-ohio-immigrants-from-falling-for-scams M.L. Schultze /news/2019-10-09/scammers-target-ohio-immigrants-with-fear-of-deportation The call to Claudia Montero began with threats. The man told her she owed more than $3,000 in back taxes, and she had to pay up immediately. She told him… Wed, 09 Oct 2019 09:00:00 GMT /news/2019-10-09/scammers-target-ohio-immigrants-with-fear-of-deportation M.L. Schultze /news/2019-08-29/central-ohio-men-fight-elderly-fraud-with-a-dose-of-humor Phil Smith, 68, doesn’t look or sound serious when he tells an audience of senior citizens how to avoid scams. That's on purpose.Smith says adding humor… Thu, 29 Aug 2019 09:37:59 GMT /news/2019-08-29/central-ohio-men-fight-elderly-fraud-with-a-dose-of-humor Debbie Holmes /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-10-16/tech-tuesday-osu-esports-telephone-scamming-and-more Ohio State is adding a new varsity sport to its lineup: competitive video gaming.OSU is among the first major universities to announce a varsity esports… Tue, 16 Oct 2018 09:00:01 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-10-16/tech-tuesday-osu-esports-telephone-scamming-and-more