Being locked out of your home can be a scary and desperate situation. No one wants to be barred entry from their own home, therefore figuring out how you’re going to get back in may be distressing.

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (WWLP) – The Better Business Bureau (BBB) of New England is warning people of a new scam targeting people in need of locksmith services. The growing scam was discovered by a ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (BBB) -- Most people only call a locksmith when they are desperate for help. That means it’s easy to overlook red flags and fall prey to a scammer. By getting to know the signs of a ...

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GREAT BARRINGTON — Norbert Ruthel was doing research on the internet recently when he came across a group of locksmiths who claimed to serve customers in Great Barrington. Ruthel, who runs Norbert’s ...

Newport Beach police Thursday warned about a possible scam in which suspects posing as locksmiths install locks that are easier to pick. Last month, police said, a resident hired what he thought was a ...

You've locked yourself out of your car or your home, so you call a locksmith, perhaps the one you find in a phone book or online. But don't be so quick. In what has been dubbed the locksmith scam, ...

Hard economic times often give rise to swindlers — people hoping to make a quick buck by misleading hapless consumers. It's not easy to catch these con men, who often go door to door. But there's one ...

The nation’s peak body representing locksmiths is warning New Zealanders to be aware of a major scam being perpetrated by overseas criminals posing as locksmiths, which is costing unsuspecting ...