Kent County Crime Watch of Delaware

09/03/2026

We see these EVERYWHERE!! On television, printed add, telephone poles. And scammers are making these look legitimate to lure the unsuspecting into something and can turn out bad. Be aware...be prepared.

Ever tried to pay for parking and discovered you need to scan a QR code to pay? It seems like a convenient way to pay, but it turns out scammers like using QR codes, too. People have reported scammers covering up legit QR codes on parking meters with a QR code of their own. If you scan that scammy Q...

08/24/2026

08/19/2026

Planning to pay a bill online? Before you start searching for a company’s payment site, know that dishonest companies sometimes use paid search ads to trick you into paying them instead of the company or agency you’re looking for. Here’s how it happens.

07/30/2026

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07/21/2026

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06/08/2026

The FTC is getting reports about a new phishing scam that looks a lot like the CAPTCHA requests you might be used to seeing. Real CAPTCHAs give you image- or text-based tasks to prove you’re not a robot — something like typing letters and numbers exactly as they appear, or matching pictures of t...