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Officials at the California Department of Insurance are warning Southland residents of a “vehicle hostage” scam involving tow truck companies targeting motorists involved in traffic accidents. In a ...

A man who fell victim to an elaborate tow truck scam is speaking out. Scammers posing as tow truck drivers are targeting crash victims, forcing them to pay thousands in fees. Police have recently been ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Local officials are sounding the alarm on another scam targeting victims of the Los Angeles wildfires. This time, predatory tow-truck operators are towing fire victims' cars and ...

Michael Medved is just one of dozens of New Yorkers who has been the victim of a towing scam by Clutch Towing in Brooklyn (1) — a company that is still on the books with the City of New York, in spite ...

HELENA- Montanans are being warned about a scam where call centers are posing as local tow truck companies. A release from Attorney General Tim Fox says consumers who use online search engine terms ...

A Houston school-district cop has been charged with fraud after federal prosecutors say he worked with tow-truck companies to improperly impound vehicles and then split the fee drivers paid to get the ...

Scammers are suspected of preying upon vulnerable Eaton fire victims by fraudulently towing their cars during the initial days of the devastating blaze and then demanding excessive fees to retrieve ...

A woman involved in a crash thought she was getting help from a friendly tow truck driver - but it may have all been a trap. Police say it's a common tactic on roads in Southern California. The tow ...