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Debt Collectors Target African Americans

Debt collectors are calling African Americans more often than any other race, especially whites, according to a recent new survey. Despite both groups being reported as having equal debt amounts and repayment rates, African Americans were still targeted 21 percent

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Cyber Attacks on Chase Prepaid Cash Cardholders

Paul Murphy / Eyewitness News Email: pmurphy@wwltv.com | Twitter: @pmurphywwl NEW ORLEANS — JP Morgan Chase is warning more than 460,000 holders of prepaid cash cards that their personal information may have been accessed during a cyber attack on the bank’s network in July. Those potentially compromised include more than 13,000 […]

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Find Fraud on Your Credit Report Before it’s too Late

Warning: Credit reports can make mistakes, but it’s always better to know if it’s an error on their end or if someone else is trying to rip you off. The following tips help you determine if you’re a victim of

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Cyber Monday Scam Alert

Cyber Monday shoppers be aware of cyber criminals offering great discounts only to find out the designer handbags are fake. The latest cyber scam is to offer great deals and on designer products, only to find out the $200 designer handbag

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Debit and Credit Card Fraud Increases

Credit card fraud affects nearly 10 percent of Americans and is the leading category of reported complaints to the CSN (Consumer Sentinel Network). A total of $5.55 billion worldwide has been collected in credit card fraud, ranking as one of

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SMECO Warns Customers of Payment Scam

  Alert- A scam involving prepaid Green Dot Visa and MasterCard Debit Cards are being swiped by callers who misrepresent themselves as Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) employees. Customers and members of SMECO are warned of these calls coming from

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Phone Scam Calls Nebraska Residents

Nebraska residents are warned about phone scams involving callers trying to fake outstanding debts. The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office reports more than 25 complaints of fraudulent debt collection calls have come in the last 30 days.  The Nebraska Bar Association did

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