Month: September 2024

This type of fraud starts with only one account being taken over and defrauding a few contacts of the victim but can have a rapidly escalating snowball effect. In the…

Also, scam artists sometimes falsely represent themselves as Bank auditors or members of the Bank West African Regional Delegation. Here's the communication sent by the scammer using official-looking World Bank…

The first scam is when individuals receive unsolicited text messages claiming to be from the Secretary of State's Office. These messages usually count against your text plan. For example, seniors…

Regardless of the type of scam, many instances of fraud can be avoided by remembering the old rule of thumb: If something seems too good to be true-it probably is.…

When an insurance company's fraud department investigates a fraud claim, they frequently proceed in two stages: pre-contact and post-contact. In 1959, two men tried to do just that. When two…

Another popular scam in the electronic age is phishing. In this article, we will discuss how to verify the authenticity of Norton renewal offers and provide tips on avoiding scam…

Consumer Fraud Act was enacted in order to protect the interests of the consumers due to the public harm caused by misrepresentation, deception and unconscionable acts of the sellers of…

Quite a few healers have evens been caught perpetrating outright fraud. There are many programs that allow you to export your account information (have no fear -- there are safety…

Banks have instituted several checks and balances to reduce the risk of wire fraud. Patricia Gray, 57, of Flint, with conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, wire fraud, mail…

Similar to the tailor scam, this is an old scam that still catches out tourists today. If you feel that you are a victim of an international phone scam, you…