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Anthem Blue Cross Cyber Attack
FTC – Last week the health insurer Anthem Blue Cross data breach affected more than 80 million customers. This week, we’re updating you on the scam artists who are sending phony “Anthem” emails that pretend to help customers, but actually phish for their
Read MoreBlue Cross Anthem Health Insurance Was Just Hacked – What Customers Need to Know
TIME – Anthem customers might be feeling a bit ill this morning. The nation’s second-largest health insurance company just announced that hackers have stolen members’ Social Security numbers, names, birthdays, medical IDs, and more sensitive personal information in a massive
Read MoreCEO Involved in Biggest Fraud in Chicago Court History
NBC Chicago – A north suburban financier behind the biggest fraud case ever prosecuted in Chicago has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for a scam that cost investors $665 million. Eric Bloom, 49, “lied, cheated and stole from
Read MoreFraudsters Posing as Lotto Millionaires
Daily Record – INTERNET fraudsters are posing as Britain’s biggest EuroMillions winners in a bid to steal money from unsuspecting web users. Targets have been sent emails falsely claiming to be from £161m ($182,297,080.68) winner Colin Weir informing them they have
Read MoreCFTC Charges California Residents and Their Companies with Fraud and Registration Violations
CFTC – The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Cormac J. Carney of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered an emergency restraining Order freezing assets and prohibiting the destruction or concealment
Read MoreFuneral Home Settles FTC Charges That Violated the Funeral Rule
FTC – The Federal Trade Commission issued this press release late last week: An Ohio funeral home operator has agreed to pay a civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges for violating the agency’s Funeral Rule, which requires funeral providers
Read MoreIRS-Impersonation Telephone Scam
IRS – An aggressive and sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, has been making the rounds throughout the country. Callers claim to be employees of the IRS, but are not. These con artists can sound convincing when they
Read MoreOfficials Warn of Kidnapping and Ransom Scam
Silive – Most people would move heaven and Earth to secure the safe return of a kidnapped loved one. Authorities say schemers are trying to capitalize on such a terrifying scenario with a scam in which they seek ransom payments for
Read MoreHoliday Scam Admitted by Shopkeeper
Eastbourne Herald – A businessman has pleaded guilty to conning thousands of pounds from people after promising them he would book flights and holidays but using their cash to prop up his shop. A court heard how a handful of
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