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Crooks Stole Data on 100K Taxpayers Via ‘Get Transcript’ Feature
Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist and Personal Finance Expert Heather Wagenhals continues to warn listeners of the latest frauds and scams striking all targets. The most recent scam occurring with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) affected more than 100,000 taxpayers this
Read MoreVacation Scam Warnings with Heather Wagenhals on WDUN Radio
Bill & Joel, hosts of “The Morning Show” on WDUN AM 550 Radio interview Heather Wagenhals, Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist and Personal Finance Expert on the topic of vacation scams. Tune in to this interview to hear details on this
Read MoreArizona Ranked 5th in Most Money Lost in 2014 Internet Scams
In 2014 Californians lost an estimated $131 million, with the target market greatly affecting men ages 40 to 49. The second greatest state to lost money over internet scams was Florida, with its residents losing an estimated $52.5 million and
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4 Cancer Charities Accused of Being Frauds
Fortune – Four cancer charities deceived donors and spent more than $187 million on personal expenses, according to a complaint filed this week by the Federal Trade Commission and the attorneys general from all 50 states. If the allegations are
Read MoreCredit Card Chips Don’t Protect Against Fraud
Spurred by regulatory changes and a spate of high-profile data breaches, U.S. banks and retailers are moving from traditional credit cards — those bearing easily copied magnetic strips — to cards embedded with microchips that are less susceptible to duplication
Read MoreIt’s A Scary New World of Tax Fraud
Tax fraud has become quite the hit for scammers, increasing their tactics and capabilities to cheat the system. The growing share of such fraud is about crooks using the identities of innocent taxpayers to steal money. If you have a
Read MoreHackers Use Starbucks App to Steal Money From Latte Drinkers
Any time you link an app to your bank account or credit card, you better use a good password. That seems to be the takeaway from a recent spate of thefts suffered by people using the Starbucks app, which lets
Read MoreHeather Wagenhals Explains How to Avoid Vacation Summer Scams on KSAL Radio
Rich Alexander and Jeff Garretson, hosts of The KSAL Morning News Show, interview Heather Wagenhals, Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist and Personal Finance Expert on the topic of vacation hackers. Last year, more than 317 million pieces of malware were
Read MoreCalRecycle Combats Fraud with $55 Million in Annual Deficits
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) —For the second time in less than a week, CalRecycle announced a major bust involving people illegally bringing out-of-state containers to California to steal CRV refunds. In February, the agency caught a truck driver hauling 9,280 pounds
Read MoreUnited Bank for Africa ATM Card Scam
Frauds and scams take no holiday off. Even on Mother’s Day Fraudsters and scam artists are busily trying to part you an your money. Here is another example of a scam that we received this morning. The tracking number actually
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