The FBI Criminal Investigative Division and Securities and Exchange Commission warn investors of fraudsters impersonating registered investment professionals such as investment advisers and registered brokers.…
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MINNEAPOLIS – United States District Judge Ann D. Montgomery has issued an order closing the receivership of Thomas J. Petters and discharging the Receiver in…
View More Federal Judge Closes Receivership in Petters Ponzi Scheme Case; More Than $722 Million Distributed to Victim Investors | USAO-MN
A Maple Grove man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to fraudulently applying for more than $9.6 million from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program…
View More Maple Grove Man Pleads Guilty to PPP Loan Scam
DETROIT – People collecting unemployment may be at risk of having their identity stolen. High tech thieves are focused on thousands who may be in…
View More Scammers target Michigan residents on unemployment who were asked to resubmit information
HENDERSON, Ky. — No, it’s not a scam, and no, it’s not too good to be true. The bourbon raffle being held by Henderson’s Habitat…
View More Habitat raises funds with bourbon raffle amid high construction costs
Scammers are looking to trick people that received a stipend from the IRS due to the Child Tax Credit. TEXAS, USA — The FBI is…
View More FBI warns of new scam targeting people with children
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury indictment unsealed this week alleges an elaborate scheme to steal more than $1.1 million from a businessperson…
View More Six Indicted in International Scheme to Defraud Qatari School Founder and then Launder over $1 Million in Illicit Proceeds | USAO-CDCA
The Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division is warning taxpayers about Child Tax Credit-related scams, which criminals may use to steal money and personal information.…
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – A new scam is reportedly targeting residents in the Upstate, saying they must pay for a new “smart meter” or power…
View More New Duke Energy scam says residents must pay for ‘smart meter’
This is the story of an innocent-looking boy who managed to turn an app similar to the Facebook game FarmVille into a huge Ponzi scam…
View More How a Smalltown Boy Created a $131 Million FarmVille-Clone Ponzi Scheme