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Orange County couple charged with $2.2 million fraudulent mortgage scheme

August 4, 2023

Two Orange County residents, Thao Thi Kim Nguyen and Nghiep Chinh Nguyen, are accused of fraudulently obtaining over $2 million by stealing the identities of primarily elderly Vietnamese American homeowners and manipulating banks to cash out mortgages on those properties.

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50 Million Hacked on Facebook

September 28, 2018
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Charity Scams

Cancer Scam Finishes This Father’s Con Artist Streak

July 12, 2017

The latest cancer scam goes to an already accused fraud victim and father (Neil Jackson) when he used his son as bait, pleading to others that his son was either seriously ill or that he had died and cashing in

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Humane Society Scam

April 10, 2017

Holiday Charity Scams

November 30, 2016

Top 5 Veteran Scams

November 9, 2016
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Credit

Breaking News-Equifax Scam on the Rise

September 15, 2017

Unlock Your Wealth Update Featuring Heather Wagenhals The Equifax data breach will likely affect every other American who has established credit. If you weren’t part of the unlucky bunch that had their data distributed by hackers attempting to hold the

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Avoid Misleading Car Ads

August 19, 2016
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Credit Card Scams

Equifax Data Breach-What to Do Next

September 13, 2017

Equifax data breach scammers are in full force. Caution is the word of the day when deciding how to determine if you were compromised and what to do next. If you have ever established credit you may very well be

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Credit Fraud

Simple Credit Report Protection For Service members

May 23, 2018

If you are in the military and find yourself on deployment in a moment’s notice, it’s not always easy to ensure your financial life is well cared for in your absence. The following is from a post from the Federal

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Largest Consumer Scams of 2016

December 27, 2016
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Data Breach

Heather Wagenhals to Appear on the Jim Bohannon Show August 6th

August 7, 2019

The Changing Landscape of Internet Privacy Heather Wagenhals, a Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist (Seen on NBC, CBS and all Major Networks,) is here to make you aware of the changing landscape of Internet Privacy and what you need

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50 Million Hacked on Facebook

September 28, 2018
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Email Scams

Grant Sham Uncovered by Unlock Your Wealth Radio Listener

December 16, 2017

This Government grant scam was uncovered by an Unlock Your Wealth Radio listener and revealed on MoneyCreditandYou.com through our Submit A Scam button.

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Orange County couple charged with $2.2 million fraudulent mortgage scheme

August 4, 2023

Two Orange County residents, Thao Thi Kim Nguyen and Nghiep Chinh Nguyen, are accused of fraudulently obtaining over $2 million by stealing the identities of primarily elderly Vietnamese American homeowners and manipulating banks to cash out mortgages on those properties.

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Grant Scams

Grant Sham Uncovered by Unlock Your Wealth Radio Listener

December 16, 2017

This Government grant scam was uncovered by an Unlock Your Wealth Radio listener and revealed on MoneyCreditandYou.com through our Submit A Scam button.

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2017 Top 5 Scams

January 19, 2017

New year, but the same old scams, however in 2017 expect these types of scams to be on the rise unless you take precautions to protect your money and identity with advice from Heather Wagenhals, Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist.  Here

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Identity Theft

Heather Wagenhals to Appear on the Jim Bohannon Show August 6th

August 7, 2019

The Changing Landscape of Internet Privacy Heather Wagenhals, a Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist (Seen on NBC, CBS and all Major Networks,) is here to make you aware of the changing landscape of Internet Privacy and what you need

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In the Media

Google to Accelerate Closure of Google+ Social Network – The Wall Street Journal.

December 10, 2018

With 52 million people potentially exposed peraonal data Google can’t close their social network fast enough. Take a look at this breaking news story from the Wall Street Journal. Google to Accelerate Closure of Google+ Social Network https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-to-accelerate-closure-of-google-social-network-1544465975

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Southwest Facebook Scam

November 10, 2016
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Investment Fraud

Fyre Festival Organizer Billy McFarland Faces Fraud Charges

July 5, 2017

The man who was the main organizer of the failed Fyre Festival in the Bahamas earlier this year has been arrested by authorities and charged with wire fraud for allegedly bilking investors in his company, Fyre Media, which promoted the

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Top 5 Veteran Scams

November 9, 2016
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Orange County couple charged with $2.2 million fraudulent mortgage scheme

August 4, 2023

Two Orange County residents, Thao Thi Kim Nguyen and Nghiep Chinh Nguyen, are accused of fraudulently obtaining over $2 million by stealing the identities of primarily elderly Vietnamese American homeowners and manipulating banks to cash out mortgages on those properties.

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Phone Scams

Grant Sham Uncovered by Unlock Your Wealth Radio Listener

December 16, 2017

This Government grant scam was uncovered by an Unlock Your Wealth Radio listener and revealed on MoneyCreditandYou.com through our Submit A Scam button.

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Privacy

Heather Wagenhals to Appear on the Jim Bohannon Show August 6th

August 7, 2019

The Changing Landscape of Internet Privacy Heather Wagenhals, a Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist (Seen on NBC, CBS and all Major Networks,) is here to make you aware of the changing landscape of Internet Privacy and what you need

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Real Estate

How to Avoid International Real Estate Investing Scams

October 6, 2022

International Real Estate Investment Featuring Michael Cobb Unlock Your Wealth Starring Heather Wagenhals On today’s episode, International Real Estate Investing Authority Michael Cobb joins Heather Wagenhals for her first ever discussion about real estate investing basics when buying overseas. You’ll

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Real Estate Flop Scam

April 24, 2017
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Real Estate Fraud

Fraud Lawsuit Against HGTV Fixer Upper Star

April 28, 2017

A million dollar fraud lawsuit has been served to HGTV’s “Fixer Upper” star Chip Gaines, thanks to Gaines’ two partners he brought out. Former co-owners of Magnolia Realty, John L. Lewis and Richard L. Clark, filed a 24-page suit against Gaines, claiming the

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Real Estate Flop Scam

April 24, 2017
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Real Estate Scams

How to Avoid International Real Estate Investing Scams

October 6, 2022

International Real Estate Investment Featuring Michael Cobb Unlock Your Wealth Starring Heather Wagenhals On today’s episode, International Real Estate Investing Authority Michael Cobb joins Heather Wagenhals for her first ever discussion about real estate investing basics when buying overseas. You’ll

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Orange County couple charged with $2.2 million fraudulent mortgage scheme

August 4, 2023

Two Orange County residents, Thao Thi Kim Nguyen and Nghiep Chinh Nguyen, are accused of fraudulently obtaining over $2 million by stealing the identities of primarily elderly Vietnamese American homeowners and manipulating banks to cash out mortgages on those properties.

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Servicemember Scams

Simple Credit Report Protection For Service members

May 23, 2018

If you are in the military and find yourself on deployment in a moment’s notice, it’s not always easy to ensure your financial life is well cared for in your absence. The following is from a post from the Federal

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Tax Scams

Lookout for Last Minute Tax Scams while filing Taxes This year

April 9, 2018

April 15th is right around the corner and even though you might not be ready to pay your taxes, con artists are ready to take your money with the following tax scams.  Tax scams that come in several different forms, but most

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2017 Top 5 Scams

January 19, 2017
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Wire Fraud

Amazon Delivery Reports Twitter Scam

July 24, 2017

Amazon customers warn others of a new phishing scam that’s targeting anyone who takes to Twitter to complain about delivery issues. Customers and Twitter users who tweeted abut deliveries not coming on time received a tweet from criminals posing as

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