Month: September 2024

If you get a call from someone saying they are with the IRB and asking for payment of any kind, it is a scam. Raj said someone from his community…

That's partly why retailers have put signs up at gift card racks, warning about potential fraud. These warning signs will help ensure that you stay far away from any phishing…

This scam has several versions. Your experience helps us boost public awareness about common scam tactics. Beneficiaries - people who get public benefits like SSDI, disability, or veterans’ benefits. Don't…

During a webinar on research fraud, Smith reported that she insisted "that it is not a problem of bad apples but bad barrels if not of rotten forests or orchards."…

But there is still scope for organised criminal attack, with areas such as benefit fraud and art theft often the focus of the fraudster's attention. Even a federal law that's…

Here’s another Craigslist rental scam e-mail I received. If a business is ever convicted of any of these offenses, it could be fined as much as $11,000, and its e-mail…

Another subset of this is the hacked account scam. If you are signing in using a third-party, such as Google or Microsoft, we will store your basic third-party profile information…

Many real estate and rental scam victims are too embarrassed to file complaints, making it harder to catch the scammers who repeatedly victimize unwitting homeowners, homebuyers and renters, Opperman says.…

Chang Yu “Andy” He, 55, of Monterey Park, the owner of Fair Price Immigration Service, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit marriage fraud. In 2007, The New…

Read Investor Alert: Investment Newsletters Used as Tools for Fraud. Read Investor Alert: Social Media and Investing -- Stock Rumors. The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing…