For several days, the official site of the Kansas Attorney General’s Office hosted links to artificial intelligence deepfake software, financial scams and adult sites.
The Kansas Department of Transportation is asking people to report scam text messages about unpaid tolls to federal authorities.
Lawrence Memorial Hospital wants to alert the community about a phone scam in which callers are posing as health care providers and asking people for insurance information and more.
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A local family was recently scammed out of $90,000. That’s just one example of a loss Douglas County Sheriff Jay Armbrister is hoping to help people avoid by informing the community about common scams.
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KU Police want to warn families of a phone scam that is targeting family members of University of Kansas students.
The Lawrence Police Department issued a warning Friday about a scam in which a caller asks potential victims to download a computer program, then hacks their bank accounts.
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Some area residents have recently been scammed out of $1,000 worth of gift cards by callers pretending to be current or retired Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputies.
Lawrence’s electric utility provider is reporting a surge in phone scams using false information to gather credit card information from customers.
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Douglas County residents are reporting the resurgence of a telephone scam where callers posing as law enforcement officers attempt to use fraudulent charges and threats of arrest to take money from victims.
