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Another reminder to beware of ongoing phone scams

If you subscribe to Dish Network, the company reminds customers that a DISH representative will never call you to ask for your account number, credit/debit card number, or social security number. In fact, you should be suspicious of anyone that … Read more

Chelsea Police: beware of scam phone calls

(Publisher’s note: This week, I got one of the IRS phone calls threatening to have me arrested because I owed the government money. As the police recommend, I hung-up on the call.) There are increasingly more and more scam type … Read more

With tax season upon us, beware of IRS scams, phishing, ID theft

(Chelsea Update would like to thank the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office for the information in this story.) The Internal Revenue Service and local police are warning people about a sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, throughout the country. … Read more