scams

As we approach the holiday season, here are four scams known in Western New York that you need to be aware of.

This scam could cost you money.

This has been going around since before Christmas and it's one that you might just fall for if you bank with M&T. You may get a 'text' from M&T bank that says something is up with your account and in order to unlock if you have to enter all of your information. Rememb...

This new scam is one that is so believable that I almost fell for it the other day. You're going to get an email and the scammer's goal is to get routing information to your bank account. These scam artists are getting better and better...

Just in time for the holidays here is a new email scam to look out for and this time it's targeting Netflix users.

In ONE minute, 1,012 tickets were bought for ONE concert. It sold out. The resale amount was insane and New York State is ticked. There's people who literally buy tickets to beat the public and once they sell out jack up the price. You know when you go on StubHub or Vivid Seats to go buy sold out tickets and they're way over priced...

If you're single this Valentine's Day, don't fall for this scam. Remember, if it is too goo to be true, it usually is. Officials are warning people of this scam that has been happening to people online dating and the peek of the scam is--you guessed it--around Valentine's Day...

The Batavia Police Department are investigating a scam that claims that they are the IRS using phone numbers that are from the City of Batavia. The scammers will call and say they are collecting funds for the IRS and they need to be put into an account within an hour to avoid arrest...

Scammers are nothing new in Western New York and officials are warning local residents about two new tactics that are being used. It is normal to see more scam attempts during tax season, but one of these doesn't even have anything to do with the IRS or your taxes...

YouTubeThis is one scam that can happen right in front of your eyes and you may have no idea.

Western New York has already felt the sting of IRS scams when one man in Wheatfield paid $8,000 to the "IRS". Now that we are deep into tax season, lets look over some of the many scams that happen when people claim to be the 'IRS' in many different ways to be more aware...

Basically that was the premise of a stunt at the Hammerstein Victorian Theatre in New York in 1907. The theatre offered $1,000.00 to anyone who could get Sober Sue to crack a smile. During the intermission of whatever show happened to be playing at the time, Sober Sue would appear on stage and you could tell your best jokes and funniest stories trying to get her to laugh.