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‘Obamaphone’ Fraud: FCC Kept Under Wraps Until Expanded Program Began
The Federal Communications Commission on Friday announced that it would seek $51 million in damages from a cellphone company that allegedly defrauded the federal Lifeline program of nearly $10 million. Federal regulators were instructed to keep a massive fraud investigation
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April Sees an Influx of New Medicare Fraud Charges
Healthcare fraud continues to take on Medicare as well as the entire US healthcare system. Several cases involve providers who are taking advantage of both the healthcare system and the patients. Since 2007, the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, charged numerous defendants
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Is Donald Trump’s ‘Charity’ a Money-Making Scam?
No wonder Donald Trump calls himself an ardent philanthropist. He has likely made millions off it. RELATED: Watch Out: Newest Email Scam—Almost-Real Speeding Tickets He is not just some cheap miser who avoids digging into his pocket for charity, as The
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Watch Out: Newest Email Scam—Almost-Real Speeding Tickets
Some residents of the Philadelphia suburb Tredyffrin have reportedly been receiving emails notifying them of fictitious speeding tickets, and directing them to pay at a link that triggers a malware download. There’s a lot more going on here, because, according
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Don’t Fall For The ‘Pre-Employment Check,’ Scam – Police Say
The latest scam involving checks being sent purportedly from prospective employers, was first notified by West Amwell Police in New Jersey. In two separate incidents, victims received “pre-employment” checks for more than $3,000, police said. RELATED: Telephone Scam: Fraudsters Rip Off $5M from Elderly
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What a Utility Scam Sounds Like
Scammers are always trying to get your money. Some of them even pose as utility company employees, threatening to cut off your power to try to get you to pay up. Salt River Project (SRP) wants to warn its customers
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Telephone Scam: Fraudsters Rip Off $5M from Elderly Victims
The telephone scam seems to be a common way to attack innocent individuals of their bank accounts, however elderly people have fallen victim to this scam far too many times, defrauded them of a total of $5 million in the past
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A Fake University Uncovered an Immigration Scam
The school’s website appeared real, with details on tuition costs ($12,620) and its seven undergraduate and nine graduate degree programs. It even had a Facebook page with posts about spring break operating hours and plans to expand from its Cranford
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New Ransomware Installs in Boot Record, Encrypts Hard Disk
A new type of malware has been described, one that takes crypto-extortion to a new level. While most cryptographic ransomware variants are selective about what they encrypt—leaving the computer usable to make it easier for the victim to pay—this new entry
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Is EMV Pushing Fraud Online?
According to Rurik Bradbury, VP, Identity Solutions at TransUnion, as more stores start accepting chip-enabled cards, the spike in online fraud has been remarkable – as in remarkably bad. It shouldn’t come as any big surprise. RELATED: 15 Signs You Could Be
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