BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- The City of Biloxi is warning residents about a scam going around targeting the community development department. Fraudulent invoices are being sent out, claiming to be from the city, the planning commission, or a city planning division.…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WXXV)-A heads up from the Hattiesburg Pocket Museum, ahead of Ink in the Alley this weekend, the museum is warning that someone is messaging…
LUCEDALE, Miss. (WXXV)- The City of Lucedale is giving a heads up over a scam going around. The scam appears as an invoice from the city. The city…
PICAYUNE, Miss. (WXXV)- The Picayune Police Department is warning against a scam going around. Citizens are receiving calls about an active warrant. Police warning the scammers are giving valid…
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- Long Beach officials are warning about a scam currently going around. Some residents have been receiving calls and emails from people claiming to…
GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The George County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a phone scam targeting families of jail inmates in the county. Scammers are claiming a…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV)- The Pascagoula Police Department is alerting residents to scams going around the area. A scammer is using public information about an active rezoning application to…
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office is drawing attention to the latest scam going around. An arrest warrant is being sent, just with…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Another law enforcement scam is making the rounds in Gulfport. The caller for this scam poses as an officer and…
Coast Electric is warning customers about a phone scam that could leave victims out of more than just a refund. The utility says scammers may call claiming you’ve overpaid your energy bill and are owed money back. The caller may…
GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- George County officials are warning the public about a phone scam making the rounds. The sheriff’s office says scammers are calling people and demanding money…
Some Mississippians have been the targets of a text scam that’s been making the rounds. Phone numbers have been texting people a flyer that’s titled ‘Mississippi Civil Traffic…
STONE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-The Stone County Sheriff’s Office is sharing that a scam is going around the area. Law enforcement officials say scammers are contacting…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV)- Pascagoula Police Department is sharing details about a scam, specifically naming Chief Terry Scott. The department says the caller claims to be part of the…
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- In Long Beach, police are warning against another scam going around. This time, the scammer is impersonating a…
Coast law enforcement agencies are sounding the alarm again after more text message scams are circulating across the state and our region. The scam comes in the form of a court-ordered collection notice out of Hinds County. If you read…
Scammers are once again impersonating driver service employees here in Mississippi and sending text messages to people. Department of Public Safety officials say neither the agency nor…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- In Ocean Springs, some residents are receiving emails claiming to be invoices from the city. City leaders say that is a scam…
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Another scam is going around in Pearl River County impacting the sheriff’s department. These new scams include a person calling people claiming to…
LUCEDALE, Miss. (WXXV)- The Lucedale Police Department is alerting the public about a scam going around. Recipients are being asked for payment for fines, warrants, missed jury duty, and court…
The Department of Public Safety is warning of a scam alert going around pretending to be the Mississippi Department of Motor Vehicles. The text claims…
Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson’s office is warning of increasing bitcoin scams, specifically involving bitcoin ATMs. A bitcoin ATM is an electronic kiosk using any financial transaction…
Coast Electric is warning the Gulf Coast about an energy-saving device scam going around. These devices are sold through social media platforms and random emails. Consumers have fallen…
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- In Jackson County, deputies are receiving reports of a current scam. Multiple people have reported getting calls from people who tell them…