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6 days ago |
wkrn.com | Hope McAlee
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A nationwide crime trend has hit Tennessee, as Knox County Sheriff’s Office detectives have apprehended more than 10 individuals taking part in a “ghost tap” scam. The sheriff’s office issued a release on the scam Saturday morning. Scammers load stolen credit card information onto a digital wallet and then use that to purchase gift cards, which are resold online to launder the stolen money.
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1 week ago |
wjhl.com | Hope McAlee
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A nationwide crime trend has hit East Tennessee, as Knox County Sheriff’s Office detectives have apprehended more than 10 individuals taking part in a “ghost tap” scam. The sheriff’s office issued a release on the scam Saturday morning. Scammers load stolen credit card information onto a digital wallet and then use that to purchase gift cards, which are resold online to launder the stolen money.
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1 week ago |
wate.com | Hope McAlee
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Hope McAlee
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A nationwide crime trend has hit East Tennessee, as Knox County Sheriff’s Office detectives have apprehended more than 10 individuals taking part in a “ghost tap” scam. The sheriff’s office issued a release on the scam Saturday morning. Scammers load stolen credit card information onto a digital wallet and then use that to purchase gift cards, which are resold online to launder the stolen money.
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1 week ago |
wate.com | Hope McAlee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The superintendent of Knox County’s juvenile detention center has announced he will be retiring this summer after Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs called him out for firing two employees in apparent retaliation. On Friday, Richard L. Bean announced he would be retiring from his role as superintendent of the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center effective August 1.
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