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Science Behind Money Scams
Savvy consumers can even fall for money scams sometimes. That’s because thieves have honed their sophisticated con skills. Here’s what you need to know, so you don’t fall for 10 of today’s most popular scams. RELATED: Protect Your Money from Scammers
Read MoreDoctors and Nurses Arrested in Huge Medicare Fraud Sting
The FBI arrested 46 doctors and nurses across the country this week in the largest Medicare fraud bust ever. In total, 243 people were arrested in 17 cities for allegedly billing Medicare for $712 million worth of patient care that
Read MoreProtect Your Money from Scammers
Financial advice can be like Longfellow’s little girl with the curl. It can be very, very good — but when it’s bad, it’s horrid. And in some cases, bad advice leads not just to a loss of money, but also to
Read MoreConcert Ticket Fraud
Concert season is in full swing and so are the fraud attacks. Several great performances are taking place in London, including rock band Muse at the Download Festival, Elton John at the Banks’s Stadium in Walsall and Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice in
Read MoreWNJC Interviews Heather Wagenhals on the Latest Stolen Tax Refund Scam
Brian Greenberg, host of The Greenberg News Show on WNJC 1360 AM, interviews Heather Wagenhals, Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist and Personal Finance Expert on the topic of stolen tax refund. Did you know thieves can potentially steal your tax refund
Read MoreOPM Breach Exposes Agency’s Systemic Security Woes
Immediate thoughts from the security community when news broke of the data breach at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that exposed personnel files of four million federal workers were that this was yet another sign of the room for
Read MoreFTC Crackdown on Using Callers in India to Scam US Consumers
According to the complaint, Thaker obtained information — often including Social Security or bank account numbers — of consumers who had “inquired about, applied for, or obtained online payday loans.” He then worked with telephone callers in India, who made
Read MoreMobile Fraud: Time To Start Paying Attention
According to mobile attribution company Apsalar, for every valid in-app purchase (IAP) made in China, there are 273 fraudulent ones.But China isn’t the only place with IAP problems. Taiwan sees 54 fake in-app purchases for every valid one, while Saudi
Read MoreFormer Bucks County Playhouse Owner Guilty of Money Fraud
The former longtime owner of the historic Bucks County Playhouse was found guilty Friday by a federal jury of claiming more than $200,000 in fraudulent insurance payments after a 2006 flood devastated the property, prosecutors said. Ralph Miller could face
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