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Feds Shut Down Multimillion-Dollar Debt Relief Scam
A phony debt relief operation that bilked tens of millions of dollars from individuals — including the disabled and elderly — based on the promise it could lower their debt burden is out of business...
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Schemer Claims Subway Manager Needs Bail, Scams $200 From Employee
Combining the juvenile tradition of pranking fast food restaurants with the “your relative is in jail” wire fraud scam, someone managed to trick employees at a Subway restaurant to fork over $200 to a...
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How To Avoid Falling For Ticket Scams
It’s that time of the year again: Both the NBA and NHL finals are near, and all your favorite bands are on tour — which means tickets might be scarce. Scammers know you might be desperate for a good...
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Scammer Posing As Starbucks Corporate Convinces Store Workers To Wire $2,600
A fraudster in South Carolina combined the tradition of pranking fast food restaurants with a new variation of the CEO scam last week, convincing employees at a Starbucks to give them all of the money...
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No, You Can’t Pay Your Bills Using The Routing Number For The Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve System might be the central banking system of the United States, but it is not your bank. To that end, you can’t provide a service provider, merchant, or other entity with the...
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IRS Warns Of Increase In W-2 Theft Scams
Tax time might still be months away, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be on the lookout for possible scams: The Internal Revenue Service and FBI are warning consumers and businesses about an email...
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Man Racked Up Thousands Of Dollars In Charges At Hotels Without Ever Checking In
Like Jimmy McGill lounging in a resort pool while charging drinks to another guest’s room, an apparent con artist in South Carolina recently told police he’s been freeloading his way around the luxury...
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Sports Radio Host Arrested In $5.6M Investment Fraud Involving Non-Existent...
Longtime New York sports radio personality Craig Carton was arrested this morning on federal charges of securities and wire fraud in connection with a scheme that allegedly tricked investors into...
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4 Things To Remember To Avoid Getting Scammed In Wake Of Equifax Breach
As everyone now knows, 143 million Americans had their personal data compromised during a two-month-long data breach at credit reporting agency Equifax earlier this year. Authorities are now reminding...
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If Someone Calls You From Equifax To Verify Your Account, It’s A Scam
Now that Equifax is part of the mass public consciousness for failing to secure sensitive financial and personal information for about half of the adult U.S. population, soulless scammers are trying to...
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