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Visa Software Tackles Fraud at Gas Pump
North Jersey – PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE – Credit card company testing software to flag suspicious payments at gas stations. Self-service gasoline pumps are a favorite place for crooks to test stolen or counterfeit credit cards before going on a shopping spree. Now Visa is trying to
Read MoreFlorida Developer Convicted of Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Tampa Bay – Florida developer Domenic Rabuffo was sentenced Tuesday to more than 27 years in federal prison for a North Carolina mortgage fraud scheme that bilked four major banks out of more than $50 million in loans made to dozens of
Read MoreHome Depot Criminals Attacking People’s Bank Accounts
(Reuters) – Data breach at home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc. has led to fraudulent transactions across the United States, draining cash from customer bank accounts, the Wall Street Journal said. Criminals are using stolen card information to buy prepaid cards,
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Food-Stamp Fraud
DETROIT, MI — Federal investigators claim flagrant food-stamp fraud has been occurring in Hamtramck, a suburb within Detroit. They identified $12.5 million in fraud — since when federal officials did not say — and arrested 11 store owners, managers or
Read MoreMortgage Fraud Continues
LA Times – If you thought the bad guys had left the mortgage business for greener pastures, think again. The thieves are still out there, ready to separate you from your money. But at the same time, many of us are still
Read More5 Reasons People Fall for Scams and Gotchas
Fraud artists are getting sneaky these days, coming up with tricks of all kinds for people to fall for their scams and gotchas. According to this article from a Yahoo! Finance report, ever since back in 1996, it was pretty easy to steal money from
Read MoreHeather Wagenhals Talks IRS Scams on the Financial Survival Network
Kerry Lutz, host of Financial Survival Network, interviews personal finance expert and Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist, Heather Wagenhals as she reveals how to avoid scams, and more specific how to avoid fake phone IRS phone calls. In this interview Heather explains the way our brains
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS: Verizon 28 Fraud Scheme Bilks Customers
BREAKING NEWS on the latest Verizon 28 Fraud Scheme: Heather Wagenhals, host of Unlock Your Wealth Radio, helps others avoid fraud but recently she was taken for granted receiving a phishing scam phone call from Verizon Wireless. The Verizon 28 Phone Scam
Read MoreCollege Students Victims of Counterfeit Check Scam
College students have a reputation for needing money, but to scam others out of cash is probably not what mom and dad had in mind when they told these students to get a job on campus by scamming other college students out
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