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Tech Support Operation Tricks Consumers Into Paying Millions for Bogus Services
Reports from FTC and the State of Florida have taken action against defendants who ran an international tech support operation and allegedly misrepresented to consumers that malware or hackers had compromised their computers and that the operation was associated with or
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CryptXXX Ransomware Improved, Rakes in $45,000 in 3 Weeks
The latest version of the scam scourge known as CryptXXX, raked in more than $45,000 (£34,344) in less than three weeks. Victims have few options for recovering data other than paying $500 fee. RELATED: Phony OSHA Scam Halts Target of New Small
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Fake Friends, Fake News, Phony Weight-Loss Promises
A new scam alert is coming your way via email. The FTC reports this scam will look like the email is coming from a friend, urging you to try new weight-loss pills. There’s a link to an article about a
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3 Summer Scams To Avoid
The heat is on and so is summer scams! So while you’re planning for the upcoming summer trip with family or friends, beware of scammers who will be hard at work doing some planning of their own. To avoid taking
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Fortuneteller Pays $1.2M After Pleading Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering
A fortuneteller recently plead guilty and charged with one count of mail fraud and one count of money laundering. Sandra Stevenson Marks, also known as Catherine Marks will now be required to repay victims at least $1.2 million, according to a plea agreement.
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Cyber Scam on Spear-Phishing
Spear-phishing is one of the latest ways for cyber-criminals to get all your information, by simply reeling your information as bait. According to the Better Business Bureau, cyber scammers have learned that emails are the best way to gather case
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Scammers Asking You to Pay Taxes with an iTunes Card
The federal government warned consumers in late April that scammers are singing a new tune when they’re pretending to be from the Internal Revenue Service or U.S. Treasury. Now, some scammers are demanding that you pay your back taxes via an iTunes Gift Card.
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Amazon Kindle Scammers Make Big Money From Phony Books
Scam artists are now making thousands of dollars publishing free, fake books that people are tricked into opening but never read. Amazon created Kindle Unlimited, a Netflix for books, that’s delivering indie authors revenue and readers. But it turns out that the
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6 Things Learned About IRS’s Fight Against Fraud And Identity Theft
Challenging times continue for the IRS. For the last few years, people contacting the IRS have encountered lengthy phone hold times, and identity theft and refund fraud drain billions of dollars’ worth of tax refunds into the pockets of international
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Is Donald Trump’s ‘Charity’ a Money-Making Scam?
No wonder Donald Trump calls himself an ardent philanthropist. He has likely made millions off it. RELATED: Watch Out: Newest Email Scam—Almost-Real Speeding Tickets He is not just some cheap miser who avoids digging into his pocket for charity, as The
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