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It’s estimated that about 55% of Americans still write checks. And even if you don’t write checks, you still likely receive checks in the mail. In fact, so many people receive checks in the mail it led to a 400% increase in check fraud last year. It’s an old-school crime that thieves are increasingly performing …
As you’ll probably remember, in September 2024, the terror group Hezbollah was hit with an attack by the Israelis. Israel’s Mossad agents planted explosives inside 5,000 Taiwan-made pagers that the terror group had ordered. The model AR-924 pager is like typical pagers that receive and display text messages, but they don’t make or receive phone …
Shelly B. lives in Ocala, Florida, and one afternoon she heard gunshots and glass breaking at her home. She immediately called 911 and police responded to her house. Police located bullet holes throughout the house and rounds that appeared to be fired from an AK-47. Turns out that someone nearby was shooting targets in their …
Carlie M. lives in Anderson County, Tennessee. One night, Carlie’s sister called him and said there was a prowler on her property and asked him to come over right away to investigate. So, Carlie grabbed his .357 Magnum revolver and rushed to his sister’s house. When he arrived, he realized he had no ammunition in …
Lindsey L. works in the tech industry, so she is used to making cybersecurity a top priority. One day, she plugged her cell phone in to sync her phone with the music on her computer. When she plugged her device in to sync it, she had to approve the connection. Trouble is, when she synced …
John C. lived in Texas and worked as a tax preparer. He operated a company that conducted virtual tax preparation with locations in Florida and Texas. But he was also a criminal. You see, John came up with a scheme to falsely create and submit tax returns on behalf of unsuspecting taxpayers. Taxpayers would contact …
Julie R. recently moved into a new apartment and was looking online for new furniture. Eventually, she found a nice sofa from a website that she had shopped with before. Everything looked legitimate, and the website had plenty of positive reviews. The problem was the website was fraudulent. You see, Julie was browsing a fake …
Vicky C. and her son Andrew live in the Pacific Palisades in California. When the wildfires broke out in the neighborhood, Vicky quickly picked up Andrew from school and raced toward their house. But the mother and son couldn’t drive to their house because of evacuations so they ran the last few miles by foot. …
Ivan is the name of a police K-9 search dog in Massachusetts. One day, a police officer in Lawrence, MA was on patrol when he responded to a call of gunshots being fired. The officer arrived at the scene of the gunshots and witnessed a vehicle speed away. He followed the speeding vehicle until one …
Josh T. lives in Destin, Florida. One day, he was standing outside a bank when a concerned citizen called the police to check on him. Police arrived to conduct a welfare check on Josh because he appeared to be passed out. After arriving, police asked Josh for his identification. Josh provided police with a social …