Scam

Scam try silenced: Woman, 81, tells off con man caller (03/22/12)
An apparent con man learned quickly Wednesday that you don't mess with Margaret Majors. "I had this totally different call this morning and I just knew it was a scam," Majors, of Shelbyville, said. "I don't like the idea of older people being treated like that. I'm 81 but I'm not crazy yet."...

Bottle cap drive is a cruel hoax (01/24/12)
A lady at church had told Angie and Peyton White about the collection drive: For every 1,000 plastic bottle caps collected from soda bottles, a little girl in Marshall County could receive a free chemotherapy treatment, offered by her doctor. Peyton told his classmates at Shelbyville Central High School about it, and the collection began to grow. Even teacher Martha Nixon got into the spirit, offering students extra credit for bringing in the caps...

'Spoofing' misused in scam (02/03/11)
Shelbyville police are warning the public about a new round of phone scams targeting local residents. Detectives Brian Crews and Charles Merlo told the T-G that an older man received a call on his cell phone late last week from a man who said there was a problem with his bank account, and that he needed to supply his Social Security number and date of birth...

Scam suspect surrenders after chase (11/23/10)
A man suspected by police of scamming thousands of dollars from elderly Middle Tennessee residents was taken into custody after a high-speed chase Friday. Allen Ray Harris, 33, walked out of woods near Chapel Hill to a waiting bail bondsman following a three-hour search by officers, Detective Sgt. Brian Crews of the Shelbyville Police Department said...

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