Mobile and Baldwin County News
Coverage of identity theft from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
The Better Business Bureau is warning senior residents across Mobile County and South Alabama to stay alert as the annual health insurance open enrollment window approaches, a stretch of the…
The Better Business Bureau is sounding the alarm on a new scam sweeping the Mobile area, and the warning comes with an unusual twist: the victims receive merchandise they never…
CRESTVIEW, Fla. — Two men, one from Crestview, face federal charges in Georgia after prosecutors said they used fraudulent and stolen credit cards to steal from hotels and a limousine…
It promises something for nothing: send one gift, receive up to a dozen in return. But the “Secret Sister” gift exchange circulating on Facebook feeds every holiday season has a…
Baldwin County deputies are asking for help identifying a man suspected of using a stolen credit card at businesses near Bay Minette and Atmore.
A Mobile man and woman face a combined 38 fraud-related charges after police say they scammed buyers responding to Craigslist electronics listings.
Mobile police arrested a Texas fugitive after two stolen vehicles in his front yard led to a search warrant that turned up counterfeit checks and the equipment to make them.
Baldwin EMC issued an urgent warning after a member was scammed by a caller posing as the cooperative and demanding money to repair a meter, part of a wave of…
Fairhope police are warning residents about callers posing as law enforcement demanding fine payments, following similar scam reports in Mobile.