An Athens woman who thought she was in contact with famous Scottish actor Gerard Butler on an online dating site found out recently she was the target of a scam. The 70-year-old woman, who believed ...

An Athens woman lost money in a scam recently where she thought she was paying for an ankle monitor so her son could be released from the Athens-Clarke County Jail. The fraud was reported May 11 to an ...

A 72-year-old Athens woman was nearly scammed out of thousands of dollars in a sweepstakes fraud. A family member intervened, preventing the payment and the sending of $1,000 in gift cards. An alert ...

An Athens, Georgia woman reported being assaulted by a stranger who had been at her home. The woman alleges the man forcibly hugged and kissed her, making her fear for her safety. The incident was ...