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Wednesday, April 24, 2013  People are entering businesses claiming to be Santee Cooper employees and demanding immediate payment of bills. Business owners have also been contacted by phone asking for credit card payments or wire transfers.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Horry County police say they received several phone calls about a video going around Facebook concerning child pornography.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Horry County police are warning residents of a scam involving a fake Horry Electric phone call.

Monday, March 25, 2013  With computers and the internet, our lives have been transformed in some ways, but with technology, comes high tech thieves.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Larry Duwayne Woods, 69, pled guilty Wednesday in federal court in Florence to wire fraud in connection to the failed Bahama Island project.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  The Horry County police department is warning residents of a scam in Horry County.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Florence County Sheriff's Office investigators have filed additional charges against two men in connection with a door-to-door sales scam that occurred in February in the Lake City, Timmonsville and Florence areas.

Friday, February 22, 2013  If someone calls you saying they are with "Crime Investigation" or some other law enforcement agency and saying the have a "legal affidavit," or "legal case file" against you, North Myrtle Beach Police say it may be a scam.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  Horry County police are warning that a scam targeting elderly people in our area about two years ago, is being used again.

Friday, December 07, 2012  A new extortion technique is being deployed by cyber-criminals using the Citadel malware platform to deliver Reveton ransomware.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  The Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning homeowners and prospective renters in South Carolina of a new scam.

Friday, September 07, 2012  Investigators with the Florence County Sheriff's Office are warning Florence County residents of a recent telephone scam, demanding money in exchange for the dismissal of collection actions or the satisfaction of overdue accounts.

Friday, July 20, 2012  Conway police say they've received numerous calls about a scam.

Thursday, July 19, 2012  The man accused of directing a North Myrtle Beach real estate scam has been arrested in California after five years on the run.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012  A money scam that has been going on for several years internationally has re-surfaced in Horry County.