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'Tis the season to be on high alert. It seems that every day there is a new scam that you need to be aware of. This time scammers are posing as National Grid employees trying to get your personal information. Here's what you need to know.

There's a new Zoom scam that's hitting the internet.

The Better Business Bureau is warning people of this scam that is sometimes set up as a Secret Santa or Secret Sister gift exchange.

These two scammers claiming to be on a high school's football team tried to "fundraise" by going door to door, and unknowingly they knocked on the door of the coach for that same football team. Fox 11 reports that the two scammers knocked on the coach's door and claimed to be players for the Covina football team...

Someone has been posing as a school district employee and trying to collect these Chromebooks.

New scams related to the coronavirus, and some not, are popping up all over the Capital Region. Here are a few of the latest.

There is a lot of information that we need to be aware of during this pandemic. Now local law enforcement is warning of a scam that involves impersonating police officers.

A group of scammers set up a fake coronavirus testing site in North Greenbush and may have stolen people's insurance information, identity info, and money.

People across the nation are getting phone calls (many from a New York number) claiming that they are qualified for a $1,000 to $14,000 in relief from COVID-19 from the federal government. Sounds great, right? It's not.....it's a lie.

No, these kinds of scams aren't new.  But, there is a new type of phone scam going around Saratoga that can be pretty convincing. Especially when you think it's from a figure of authority.  News Channel 13 wrote about a new warning issued about a phone scam happening in Saratoga...

According to the Better Business Bureau website this is just the latest, and very effective, hack in a long line of internet hacks that we’ve seen this year.

It seems in today's day in age, everyone is out to get someone. It is apparent someone is looking to take advantage of people during a heatwave, beware.