The Mobile Police Department released information about scammers who are posing as employees of the police department and threatening to arrest people.
The Spanish Fort Police Department is asking for information to be shared about the man they have dubbed the “TikTok Trickster.”
The Tuscaloosa area may be the most fraud-laden metro area in the country, according to statistics from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
A dangerous scam has been attempted on some Lee County businesses, local officials say. According to the Lee County District Attorney’s Office, law enforcement received reports about a person contacting local businesses claiming to be from the U.S. Marshals Office investigating counterfeit bills.
Law enforcement agencies across Alabama have been warning citizens about a phone scam in which crooks use a number that appears to come from the police department or sheriff’s office.