Tag "phone scam"
Phony OSHA Scam Halts Target of New Small Businesses
The Federal Trade Commission has charged a Florida man and his company with bilking at least $1.3 million from newly-opened small businesses by pretending to be a federal government agency, and threatening that the business will be shut down or
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Scammers Taking Fake Caller ID Info
Your phone rings. You recognize the number, but when you pick up, it’s someone else. What’s the deal? It’s a phone scam. Scammers are using fake caller ID information to trick you into thinking they are someone local, someone you
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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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WARNING: IRS Will Not Call People Demanding Money
Scammers are calling more people these days, impersonating themselves as IRS agents, especially during tax filing season. At least a dozen Grant County (Washington) residents have received the call this week alone from scammers posing as the IRS, claiming people own taxes
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Survey Reveals 11% of Adults Lost Money to a Phone Scam in 2015
Calling victims on the phone to trap them into a scam seems so old school, however in today’s day of technology any scheme is possible. Apparently scammers hold to the adage “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Because telephone scams, even in
Read MoreRobocall: The Silent Phone Scam
Robocalls have become a common phone scam that detect humans answering phone calls for a chance at stealing your bank information and potentially your identity. The scenario goes like this: The phone rings and you answer, only to realize no
Read MoreFake IRS Agents Scam Callers
Scammers pretending to be Internal Revenue Service agents are again targeting Coachella Valley residents over the phone. Sandy Cox, a Desert Sun reader in Palm Desert, said she’s gotten at least four calls this week from men purporting to be
Read MoreSophisticated, Fast-Growing Phone Scams Costing Victims Millions
CBS Local – Thousands of people have lost millions of dollars on the newest telemarketing scams that prey on some of our worst fears. Law enforcement officials describe them as ruthless and relentless. They are also challenging to agencies trying
Read MoreIRS-Impersonation Telephone Scam
IRS – An aggressive and sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, has been making the rounds throughout the country. Callers claim to be employees of the IRS, but are not. These con artists can sound convincing when they
Read MorePhone Scam Fraudsters Pose as Marriott Employees
CTV NEWS – A new round of spam robocalls is hitting the Vancouver market, this time with fraudsters claiming to be from the Marriott hotel chain. The spam calls offer a complimentary stay at a Marriott hotel. The caller requests
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