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5 Scariest Internet Scams
As safe as the internet may seem at times, every day it becomes more frightening for individuals and their personal identities that are at risk from scam artists. As scammers continue to amp up their game, things are getting worse for the FBI
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Pop-up Ad Scam
Tech support scams can be difficult to detect, but one way to detect those scams is to know those pop up ads on your computer with messages like ‘SECURITY ALERT’ or ‘Urgent Notice: your data may be at risk’ – are signs
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Safeguard Against Money Fraud
Providing your personal information seems to be an everyday occurrence – it’s something we do with every paperless transaction or online order. But do we really know what happens to all that information once we key in the details? Well, the information
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New Identity Theft Scam Targets Hacked Cell Phone Accounts
New Scam WARNING targets cell phone accounts. Scammers are taking total control of people’s cell phone numbers without the phone ever leaving their hands. RELATED: 4 Common Phone Scams Accounts can be hijacked and the federal government says it’s a growing
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What an IRS Scam Phone Call Sounds Like
Are you receiving strange calls these days requesting personal information and costing you money? Then it might be an IRS phone scam, which sounds a little like this…. RELATED: 6 Things Learned About IRS’s Fight Against Fraud And Identity Theft One clue
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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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5 Social Media Scams to Avoid
Scammers have been worming their way into giant social media networks to trick people into giving over their personal and financial information. Over the past year, the number of phishing attempts on social media networks like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and
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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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April Sees an Influx of New Medicare Fraud Charges
Healthcare fraud continues to take on Medicare as well as the entire US healthcare system. Several cases involve providers who are taking advantage of both the healthcare system and the patients. Since 2007, the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, charged numerous defendants
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15 Signs You Could Be a Tax Scam Victim
Tax scams are a common occurrence these days, but in all fairness, the IRS has done a great job over the past few years of cracking down on phony returns, and providing guidelines on what to do if you’re a
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