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Boomers’ Braintrust Interviews Heather Wagenhals on 10 Different Ways to Detect a Scam
Johnny Dean and Dinah Smith, hosts of Boomers’ Braintrust welcomes Heather Wagenhals Author of “Yes You Can“ and the upcoming Cracking Your Money Code http://CrackingYourMoneyCode.com to share ten different ways to detect a scam. Heather explains on the Boomers’ Braintrust show how to avoid potential scams and prepare yourself for such fraud.
Read MoreRetailers Losing Billions from Holiday Return Fraud
By Lorraine Mirabella THE BALTIMORE SUN Saturday January 4, 2014 5:12 AM As consumers return holiday gifts and redeem gift cards, retailers will be keeping an eye out for transactions that, in all, could cost them billions. The average person returned nearly four holiday gifts last year, according to […]
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Read MoreLawsuits Increase Over Target Credit Card Hack
Days following the massive credit card hack at the well-known comes just days after acknowledging a massive hack of customer credit card data, Target is facing several lawsuits. And more could be on the way. Customers in California, Oregon and Rhode
Read MoreScam Alert – $1,300 FedEx Envelope is a Fake
Residents of Pleasanton and Jourdanton are warned about a check scam coming from FedEx. Investigators report several residents have received a FedEx envelope with a check inside. When they call the bank named on the check the number is disconnected. The
Read MoreFraud Alert – Food Stamp Scam Takes $2.8M From Government
Millions of dollars were taken from the government as a mom-and-pop grocery store held a food stamp scheme making an estimated $2.8 million in the past four years. The brothers, who owned Fajita’s Meat and Fish located in Palm Beach County
Read MoreDebt Collectors Target African Americans
Debt collectors are calling African Americans more often than any other race, especially whites, according to a recent new survey. Despite both groups being reported as having equal debt amounts and repayment rates, African Americans were still targeted 21 percent
Read MoreFraud Alert: Man gets 28 years in $100M Navy Charity Scam
Several Veterans of the Navy were scammed by Bobby Thompson, who stole an estimated $100 million by faking charity donations, which he collected for himself. A judge sentenced Thompson to 28 years in prison and a fine to pay $6 million.
Read MoreCyberscammers Attack Black Friday and Cyber Monday Consumers
Cyber Scam Alert- Cyber Monday and Black Friday consumers are warned about Cyber Scammers this upcoming Holiday weekend. Cybercriminal are most attracted to consumers shopping via social media and mobile devices. Emails are filling up inboxes and social media posts are
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