Hingham, MA - An 89 year old Hingham woman fell victim to a computer scam and lost $21,000. 

On February 3, 2026 a resident called police to report she had been scammed earlier in the day. The woman told Officers while she was online she received a notification or a pop-up message that claimed to be from Microsoft along with a phone number to call. She called that number and the scammer claimed he was a Microsoft employee. He said that her bank account had been hacked by a "Russian gaming or pornography group" and that $21,000 had been taken out of her account. 

The scammer told her to call her bank's fraud number and gave her a specific phone number to call. He claimed it was her banks fraud department. She called that number and spoke with another scammer who told her to make a wire transfer to a "federal organization" in order to track the suspects and recover her stolen money. She also sent a picture of her driver's license to the scammers at their request and wired the money. She and her family are working with her actual bank to attempt to recover the money.    

Remember, never click on pop-up boxes, or unsolicited ads or emails. They may can contain viruses or install programs that allow scammers to access your computer. Also, if you need to call a bank, a financial institution or organization always use the phone number (or email) directly from your card, actual bank statements or from the actual website. ### Contact P.I.O. Lt. Steven Dearth     

Hingham, MA - A scam was attempted using an email address that was made to appear to be from the Town of Hingham Planning Board this week. The resident became suspicious and contacted the Town Hall before sending any money. 

On Friday, January 30, 2026 a resident reported to police that she received an email from an address that appeared to be from the Hingham Planning Board with an invoice requesting her to pay $3,000 that was due immediately. It required her to pay only via electronic payment (wire transfer only).

This resident is in the process of doing actual business with the Hingham Planning Board and recently paid a smaller permit fee so the receiving an email from the Planning Board would not be unexpected. This larger fee seemed suspicious and she called the Town Hall before wiring any payment and confirmed it was a scam.

The scammers in this case used an email address containing the words "planning", "hingham-ma" and "usa.com".  

Also this week Detectives were contacted by a Florida police department who were investigating a similar scam attempt. In their investigation, they discovered multiple forwarding emails addresses including one using the words "hingham-ma", "planning" and ending with "usa.com".    

The scammers easily find this information online because it is public information readily available on actual town/city websites. They also use variations of email address that appear to be from the actual city/town. They can easily change just a few letters in their false email address so at a quick glance, the person may believe the email is from the actual city/town.

Please remember an actual email address from a Town Hall department would be have a ".gov" at the end (government). 

If you receive an email, look at the actual full email address to verify or simply call the actual department at the Hingham Town Hall on a phone number listed on the Town's website (not the number listed in the suspicious email). Also, be suspicious if the payment is "due immediately" or if it can ONLY be made by a wire transfer or by an app. Payments could always be mailed or dropped off in person at the Town Hall. Those should be red flags to slow down and verify before doing anything. ### Contact P.I.O. Lt. Steven Dearth   

Hingham, MA – A 28 year old Marshfield man was arrested Saturday for allegedly entering apartments in a senior living complex, stealing a credit card and using it to make purchases. The man claimed to be a ride share driver to gain vehicle access to the complex. He also wore a junk removal company sweatshirt to appear to be a legitimate worker once inside the building.  

On December 7, 2025 a resident of Linden Ponds reported to police he noticed one of his credit cards missing from his wallet and learned it had been fraudulently used numerous times the day before. He had left his apartment unlocked that day. Detectives began following up including obtaining surveillance videos of the man.  

Over the next several days, two residents of Linden Ponds reported a man approached them inside the building claiming to be from a junk removal company and asked if they needed any furniture removed. On another occasion a man entered an unlocked apartment while the resident was inside and claimed he was there to remove a bureau. He told the resident he had entered the wrong apartment and left. 

On December 13 the man returned to Linden Ponds claiming to be ride share driver. He was driving the same vehicle and wearing the same junk removal sweatshirt. Staff called police and Officers located him inside the residential complex. He was arrested and his car was towed. 

Arrested was Kevaughn R. Fagan, age 28, of 11 Castle Green, Apt. 3, Marshfield, MA. He was charged with Larceny Over $250 from Person Over Sixty 2) Breaking and Entering in Daytime for Felony 3) Entering Dwelling for Felony By False Pretenses 4) Entering Dwelling for Felony By False Pretenses 5) Entering Dwelling for Felony By False Pretenses. 

He was held on $10,000 cash bail at the Plymouth County House of Correction for arraignment at Hingham District Court on December 15, 2025. Detectives obtained a search warrant for his car and property was found. The investigation is ongoing and additional charges may be filed. If you have any additional information please contact Detective Heather Hermida at 781-741-1443. ### P.I.O. Lt. Steven Dearth