scammer tactics
The Dark Reality of Online Blackmail and How Predators Trap Teenage Boys and Girls in "Sextortion" Scheme
Aug 06, 2026 at 03:41 pm
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WGNS News) - That was Detective Austin Wortman with the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office. The nationwide uptick in “sextortion” c.... Read More
Scammers at It Again: No, Deputies Won’t Call You About Missing a Federal Grand Jury
Apr 01, 2025 at 10:26 am by WGNS News
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN – Ah, another day, another scam targeting the good people of Rutherford County - and this scam is one that WGNS has reported over and over again, b.... Read More
Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Won’t Call You About Your Imaginary Court Date—But a Scammer Will
Mar 05, 2025 at 10:56 pm by WGNS News
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN – In today’s episode of People Will Believe Anything If You Say It With Authority, a local woman received a call from someone claimin.... Read More
Thin Ice and Bitcoin: Another Scam Saga Unfolds in Middle Tennessee
Jan 02, 2025 at 07:27 am by WGNS Radio News
Nothing says "good intentions" like extortion... This is what a resident of Spring Hill recently found out, after finding themselves on the receiving end of a classic email sc.... Read More