Phone Scams

Stay alert, West Michigan residents! Scammers posing as Kent County Sheriff officials are targeting locals for fake jury duty fines.

Officials warn several scams are on the rise and Michigan residents are urged to block these dangerous phone numbers immediately.

The Federal Trade Commission released a list of the ten different area codes that these "One Ring Scams" would most likely use.

Coming to your phone soon: you're eligible for "food stamps" and ANOTHER stimulus check on July 30th? Nope. Scam. And don't you dare click on any of it.

Now these scams are moving close to home according to fox47news.com. Friday night a woman in DeWitt Township was called by a blocked number.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is warning Michiganders again to beware of scammers claiming to be from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

Yes, we're contacting you about the insane amount of phone scams made last month.

Every time I read one of these scam stories, it makes my blood boil. How pathetic a person are you to take advantage of someone vulnerable?

If you receive a robocall, don't press 1.

We all have been victim to someone trying to phone scam us.