Credit Card Scams
Equifax Data Breach-What to Do Next
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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Don’t Swipe Your Credit Card Before You Read On…
The worst thing about a hi-tech world is that crime has gone hi-tech too. Credit card skimmers are a popular way for criminals to use tech-savviness to steal our financial freedom. The good thing is that some skimmers have limitations
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Scam
Health care con artists are back again, this time targeting individuals looking for affordable health insurance with Blue Cross Blue Shield. The Con: People are calling, acting as if they are Blue Cross Blue Shield agents, offering low premiums for great
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Identity Theft Ring Cheated Consumers, Businesses $3.5 million
Massive credit card and identity theft ring was busted by cops in Queens, New York. According to authorities the thieves took more than $3.5 million from consumers, banks and retail businesses. The masterminds behind the identity theft and credit card scam
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Avoid Bogus Internet Merchandise
In 2016 Fraud.org managed to collect more than 7,000 consumer complaints about scams, so today we want to warn you of what’s ahead in 2017 with the Top Five Scams. Bogus Internet Merchandise ranks #1 complaint for the fourth year in a row! RELATED: Avoid
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How Crooks Drain Money Off Your Gift Cards
Gift cards make great holiday gifts for people of all ages, in according to a National Retail Federation survey of 7,200 consumers, 56 percent of respondents have gift cards on their Christmas shopping list. Retailers expect to sell more than $27 billion worth
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Gift Card Scam
Gift card scam is in alert for all shoppers, take the hard-learned experience from one couple who recently shopped at a CVS for a $100 pair of Nordstrom gift cards and gave them to their daughter. She then tried to buy something
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Merchants Push Back Against Chip Cards
Credit cards with a chip have only been the standard for a year, but legal challenges are mounting. It’s been only a year since chip-equipped cards have become the standard for merchants that accept credit cards. Yet small retailers are
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Restaurant Tipping Fraud Revealed
NJ.com – Do you tip your waiter with your credit card or in cash? A restaurant waiter in Mount Laurel was arrested for tampering with customers’ tips when they paid with credit cards, making us wonder how often this crime actually happens. We took the
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BBB: Top Scams for College Students to Avoid
BBB warns college students are often intended targets of scams. Students don’t always necessarily recognize when a scam comes knocking. As college students begin to head back to campus, the BBB wants to remind students and parents about preventing fraud
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