Sedona AZ (September 30, 2015) – The Arizona Attorney General’s Office recently issued a scam alert warning Arizonans of an aggressive “fake lottery” targeting seniors. The scam starts with a phone call from a person who falsely claims to be affiliated with Mega Millions. Seniors are told they’ve won the Mega Millions lottery and are asked to pay thousands of dollars... 

Sedona AZ (June 19, 2015) – A 77-year-old Chino Valley resident called the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office on June 15, 2015, to report a fraud. The man told YCSO deputies that on Thursday, June 11, 2015, he received a cell phone call from a number with an 876 area code. This area code identifies the country of Jamaica, home base for suspects who victimize thousands each year. The suspect/caller... 

Sedona AZ (December 10, 2012) – On December 5, 2012, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies met with a 66-year-old female fraud victim at her home in the 11000 block of Circle Drive, Cornville, Arizona. The victim told deputies she received a phone call at home from a person identifying himself as an FBI agent working with Publisher’s Clearing House. The man told her she had won a Mercedes...