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23 States to Spot Voter Fraud
Republican candidate Donald Trump is making accusations that the election is “rigged” against him, even suggesting the possibility of voter fraud. Trump leveled this accusation in a tweet early Monday morning that read, “Of course there is large scale voter fraud
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Free Ransomware Decryption Tools
Free ransomware decryption tools have helped 2,500 people rescue their data, depriving cyber-crooks of more than $1.48M (€1.35 million) in ransom. The tools — part of the No More Ransom project — were launched three months ago by the Dutch
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Hotel Loyalty Points Fraud
A few hours after announcing a massive loyalty points giveaway, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts abruptly cancelled the promotion because of “obvious and significant examples of fraud” before the offer even went live. On Tuesday morning, Wyndham announced that it was launching
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Fight Back Against Identity Theft
Victims of identity theft rise each year, and right now more than 17 million Americans are effected. This past summer, the Democratic National Committee’s computer network was hacked, and just last month Yahoo disclosed that hackers stole information from at least
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Preparing for Hurricane Matthew Fraud
Hurricane Matthew is in full force with requests of financial help, and the Federal Trade Commission advises that, besides the harm to people and property, hurricanes can also affect your finances. The FTC has information to help you prepare for,
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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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Wayne Allyn Root on Trump’s Taxes
The Old Gray Lady, aka the New York Times, not Hillary Clinton, just attacked Donald Trump for supposedly paying no income taxes. The New York Times knows exactly what it’s doing. It’s called fraud. It’s also called bait and switch. They
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Protect Yourself Or Resolve Identity Theft
Identity theft impacts more than 17 million consumers every year, and consumers over 50 can be particularly vulnerable. This year is on track to exceed the 780 data breaches of 2015, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center. But there
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Consumers Lured by Credit Monitoring Scheme
The Federal Trade Commission will return nearly $20 million to more than 145,000 consumers across the country who were victimized by One Technologies LP and its two partner companies, in an online scheme that lured consumers with “free” access to their
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Fraudulent Fundraising for Officer
More than one dozen fraudulent GoFund Me accounts were set up to assist the family of Officer Betty Shelby of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The local President of the department’s FOP has established a Fundly account to assist the family with expenses,
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