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Calif. Scam Ring Busted for Fake Target Credit Cards

STOCKTON, Calif. – Target stores around this northern California city have been hit with a credit card security breach, according to information contained in a search warrant affidavit filed by U.S. postal inspectors. Postal inspectors served two search warrants in

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Flipping Money Scams

Hillsborough County, Florida – Victims of the latest get rich scheme are being targeted via around social media sites for the “flipping money scam,” according to the WTSP in Florida. Find out what to look for and how you can prevent

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Matthew Rinkey Prescribes Financial Planning Tools on Unlock Your Wealth Radio

Matthew Rinkey, financial planner and President of Illumination Wealth Management teaches you how to get your debt forgiven with Heather Wagenhals, personal finance expert and the executive producer of the UnlockYourWealthRadio.com. In this interview you will learn why it’s important to learn your own financial

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Bank of America to Pay $17 Billion for Bad Home Loans

According to Philly.com, the SEC writes: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a settlement in which Bank of America admits that it failed to inform investors during the financial crisis about known uncertainties to future income from its exposure

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Taco Bell Owners Sued For Forcing Workers to Give Fake Money as Change

The operators of two Manhattan Taco Bells have been handed a class-action lawsuit alleging they forced underage workers to hand out counterfeit $20 bills to customers as change. The suit was filed by Annette Cirino on behalf of her 17-year-old

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PayPal Scam Alert

Some online sellers who have come to rely on PayPal to collect payment are being scammed with phony payment confirmations, the National Consumers League warned on Tuesday, according to this report from CBS News. The organization, through its website Fraud.org, has

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Better Business Bureau Issues Warning Over New Computer Scam

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Better Business Bureau has a warning about a computer scam that’s going around. It’s actually an old scam with a new twist. According to reports from CBS Pittsburg, security experts say the scammers call persistently, claiming there’s

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Fake IRS Callers Take $5 Million from Victims

The Internal Revenue Service said Wednesday that fraudsters continue to impersonate IRS agents and demand bogus payments, despite warning of this scam last October. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, which oversees the IRS, has received 90,000 complaints about

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Gilbert Resident Accused of Multi-Million Dollar Fraud

A Gilbert resident accused of multi-million dollar fraud was involved in California Republican campaigns. Farzaneh Akhavi, 55, is being accused of using her influence to systematically defraud a political hopeful out of $1.6 million. She was charged in a federal indictment of

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Surprising Plea Deal in State Rep. Ford’s Bank Fraud Case

The odds were undoubtedly stacked against state Rep. LaShawn Ford when federal prosecutors indicted him on felony bank fraud charges more than a year and a half ago, the report continues from the Chicago Tribune. The already sky-high conviction rate at

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