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A 76-year-old Hilo man reported that when he returned to his 2001 Toyota 4Runner that was parked at LiliÊ»uokalani Gardens in Hilo on Friday morning (April 10), he found a strip of paper on his windshield warning him that his vehicle registration had expired, that he was not to move the vehicle and that a […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police are warning the public about a telephone scam from persons claiming to be from the Department of Water Supply. The individuals call Water Supply customers and threaten to shut off their water service because of a past due water bill.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are warning the public about a man offering bogus raffle tickets he claims are from a seed shop in Hilo. A man described as a local male has been confronting shoppers in parking lots in the Puna District and asking them for a $5 donation for a raffle ticket. The tickets are […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are warning the public about a scam from a bogus company posing as a subscription service for various publications. A Kealakekua man received a “NOTICE OF RENEWAL/NEW ORDER” invoice in the mail requesting money for a subscription to a Honolulu daily newspaper. A few days later, he received a similar invoice for […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police are warning the public about a Craigslist scam that lists houses for rent. A person posing as the landlord claimed to be out of the country living in Nigeria and asked potential renters to send a money order to Nigeria before receiving the keys.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are warning the public about a telephone scam from a caller claiming to be from Publisher’s Clearing House. A 65-year-old Hilo man was told that he had won a car and millions of dollars and that all he needed to do to claim his prize was to purchase $1,000 in CVS gift […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are warning the public about an IRS scam. A PepeÊ»ekeo woman reported that she received a telephone message from someone posing as an investigator from the Internal Revenue Service. When she returned the call to the Washington, D.C., number, she was told that she owed back taxes and if she didn’t pay, […]

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A Puna man received an email claiming that his home would be seized by police because of suspected illegal activities. It states that the recipient has 30 days to vacate the premises or he will face fines or jail time. It instructs the recipient to contact the sender to make arrangements for moving out of […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police are warning the public about a telephone utility scam. A Hilo woman received a phone call from someone posing as a representative of Hawaiʻi Electric Light Company. The caller claimed the recipient’s electric bill was overdue and threatened to shut off her electricity unless she paid the bill.

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The Hawaii State Judiciary continues to receive reports of email scams, in which emails purporting to come from Hawaii State Judiciary offices or staff are being sent to individuals worldwide. The most recent email scam claims to be from a bailiff and instructs the individual to vacate his or her premises and to click on […]

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Hawai´i Island police are warning the public about a recent company selling magazines door to door. The salesperson says that they are selling the magazines to benefit a local high school or get points for college or for cancer research.

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Hawaiʻi Island police are warning the public about a scam involving email messages claiming to be from financial institutions. The email says it is an alert from a named bank and claims that the recipient’s account has experienced suspicious online activity.

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Hawaiʻi Island police are warning the public about a telephone scam involving persons impersonating utility workers. In this scam, the perpetrators call the victims and inform them that their utility bill is delinquent and that their service will be shut off. They then instruct the victims to make payment directly to the scammers by telephone.

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Our office have been informed of an organization by the name of “FAR” (Firefighters and First Responders) have been contacting members of the public and retired fire personnel soliciting monetary donations to assist Fire Fighters and EMT’s. This information is false.

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