Tag "fraud alert"
Cable TV Scam Hits Home
WTNH Reporter – Right from the start, it sounded dicey. But when a young man called the WTNH reporter, saying he was from Comcast the other day, offering a new package that would take $100 a month off my cable bill,
Read MoreHere is What The Student Loan Scam is Doing to America
This article is courtesy of a reporter on TheDailyBanter.com – When I went to college in the UK in the early 2000s my tuition fees were roughly $2500/year. Fortunately my parents could afford the fees and made sure I didn’t have
Read More11 Charged in Blue Cross ID Theft, Fraud
Eleven people have been charged with identity theft and credit card fraud after a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan employee allegedly printed and shared screen shots of more than 5,000 subscriber profiles. Three are accused of using the stolen
Read MoreWhite Money Scam on the Rise
The RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) is warning members of the public about a scam being reported in the province called the “white money” scam. Police said the overall objective is to have the victim part with legitimate money in
Read MoreConfidential Partnership Scam
The latest inbox scam we received was proposing a private business partnership with, of all things, Unlock Your Wealth Radio! Here is the letter to a legitimate company email address in its entirety: To: Unlock Your Wealth Radio President Hello,
Read MoreFraud Victims Paid $13M for Worthless Boxes
PHOENIX — The computer components came in sealed boxes: a semiconductor called silicon germanium that only could be opened in laboratory conditions. They were shipped to U.S. distributors who agreed to serve as middlemen in a transaction between a Chinese
Read MoreRealtors Say Online Housing Scams on the Rise
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. That’s the message the island’s top realtors are relaying to house hunters, many of whom are being scammed out of hundreds of dollars. It comes in waves over the
Read MoreFake IRS Agents Scam Callers
Scammers pretending to be Internal Revenue Service agents are again targeting Coachella Valley residents over the phone. Sandy Cox, a Desert Sun reader in Palm Desert, said she’s gotten at least four calls this week from men purporting to be
Read MoreHow to Avoid an Online Vacation Rental Scam
Pleasanton Weekly– Imagine renting a home on a beautiful beachfront from a trusted website, arriving to start your vacation and finding out you’ve been scammed? This scenario reflects thousands of complaints placed with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last
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