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SMETHPORT, Pa. — The Smethport Senior Center will be hosting Trooper Ronald Chewning of the Pennsylvania State Police on Thursday at 11 a.m. to presen...

New York state officials urge residents to exercise caution regarding an E-ZPass text message scam that's been reported locally. The SMS text messages...

OLEAN — Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce has scheduled its next virtual Lunch and Learn for noon Thursday. The topic is Common Scams and Charity...

If you receive an email or phone call urging you to buy a COVID-19 vaccine, don’t be fooled. The Better Business Bureau is warning Americans about sca...

Some people will try anything to snag a buck. Last week, the Pennsylvania departments of Aging and Health stepped up to warn residents about coronavir...

A new study shows coronavirus is leading to an unprecedented number of scams — and New York state residents are the No. 3 most targeted in the nation....

And the scams just keep on coming, local law enforcement agencies reported Friday. The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning to residen...

From stealing stimulus checks to fake cures, law enforcement is warning of many coronavirus-related scams aiming to bilk locals out of their money. Sp...

NEW YORK — State Attorney General Letitia James issued guidance Thursday highlighting available resources and potential consumer scams related to coro...

Phone scams involving Social Security are popping up again. The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning Wednesday that the office has bee...

LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office is warning area residents of a scam that has been circulating. The sheriff’s office said that ...

LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office has issued a warning to county residents about scam artists reportedly calling from Social Sec...

ROCHESTER (AP) — An upstate New York man has been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay back more than $100,000 he bilked out of peopl...

SALAMANCA — Salamanca Police reported Nov. 26 a scam recently occurring in the city. Reports have been made that an individual has been going door to ...

At age 87, Alvina Davis of Olean might appear to be just the kind of person crooks with their all-too-common mail and phone scams are looking for. And...

OLEAN — An Archbishop Walsh Academy and Southern Tier Catholic School faculty member called Thomas Manko Sunday to check when he wanted to meet with h...

Last week, we raised the spectre of tax scams. Without attempting to induce too much anxiety, we feel it should be noted that other kinds of schemes h...

BELMONT — Just because it’s the time of giving doesn’t dissuade scammers from trying to take, take, take. Officials report scammers continue their not...