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E-filing Tax Fraud
An audit released this week by Internet security nonprofit the Online Trust Alliance found that 46 percent, or 6 out of 13 tax software websites in an IRS program, failed cybersecurity protocols. The websites are part of IRS Free File
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5 More Charged with Sandy Relief Fraud
New Jersey authorities have charged criminally five more people with filing fraudulent applications for federal relief funds related toSuperstorm Sandy, state officials announced. State authorities have charged 50 people for allegedly engaging in this type of fraud since March 2014.
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Polygamous Leaders Busted in Food Stamp Fraud
Top twelve leaders running a sect of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were indicted and arrested Tuesday amid charges of food stamp fraud. The 11 arrested men include Lyle Jeffs, brother of the high-profile leader Warren
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WATCH OUT: Crooks Bet on Scamming You Again
“Scammed once, shame on you. Scammed twice, shame on me.” That saying, and those actions, are allowing the next round of con artists a promise to getting their money back. Of course, you have to pay an upfront fee. And of course,
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NEW IRS Email Scam this Tax Season
April 15th is just two months away and IRS officials are warning of a new surge of email scams. In a press release, the IRS said that they have seen a 400 percent surge in phishing and malware incidents so far
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Craigslist Fails at Preventing Scam Rental Ads
In a recent study involving scams and Craigslist, the popular online listings service, Craigslist lost. The study focussed on listings for housing rentals, and found that Craigslist failed to remove a majority of those that were fraudulent. RELATED: WARNING: IRS Will
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Milk, Honey And Fraud Prevention
Israel has become a hotbed for startups in the fields of identity verification and fraud prevention. The IDF Unit 8200 develops systems for gathering intelligence, automatically sifting through data to flag dangers, and escalating serious threats for manual review. Riskified (a Genesis Partners
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Romantic Scammers Attack Personal Identities
Online dating is at it’s peak this time of year with cupids still playing off Valentine’s Day, and the second dates lacking as several online daters are finding fraudsters instead of true love. According to Pew Research, one in five Americans between
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Beware of these Valentine’s Day Scams
On Valentine’s Day love seems to have a heavier scent as individuals profess their affection and hopeless romantics to woo their crushes with flowers, chocolates, cheesy poetry and the messages on those weird, tasteless candy hearts. But, while earnest lovers engage in cringe-worthy
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WARNING: IRS Will Not Call People Demanding Money
Scammers are calling more people these days, impersonating themselves as IRS agents, especially during tax filing season. At least a dozen Grant County (Washington) residents have received the call this week alone from scammers posing as the IRS, claiming people own taxes
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