Pyramid schemes Pyramid schemes also promise easy riches, via investment opportunities or marketing of consumer goods and services. The crooks at the top of the…
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Former Sunbelt employee sentenced in equipment scam
Michael Guzman, 43, a former Sunbelt Rentals employee who hatched a scheme to defraud his company out of $4 million in construction equipment, has been sentenced…
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IRS sees surge of scams tied to COVID-19 economic impact payments | Coronavirus
CHICAGO (WREX) — The Internal Revenue Service received a record number of complaints about Economic Impact Payment scams in June and July 2021 not seen…
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IRS Warns About Stimulus Check Scams After Receiving Record Number of Reports
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning Americans about stimulus check scams after receiving a record number of reports this summer. The agency announced in…
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IRS sees surge in reports of stimulus check scams
The IRS’s criminal investigation division said this week that the agency received a record number of reports about stimulus check scams in June and July.…
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Dog scam leads to attack in Arkansas parking lot
Adriane Ghrayeb is counting her blessings after a frightening experience Sunday night. NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — At around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday night in…
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Student loan forgiveness scams on the rise. How to protect yourself.
Financial schemes and scams were most frequently reported to have stemmed from a phone call. sturti | Getty Images If you get an email, letter…
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US SEC charges investment adviser over $110m Ponzi scheme
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has moved to obtain temporary restraining order and asset freeze on an investment adviser and his associates from operating a…
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Dearborn Heights woman defrauded of $5,000 in loan scam – Press and Guide
A 44-year-old Dearborn Heights woman who paid $1,800 in processing fees, using gift cards, for a $5,000 loan, discovered she had been defrauded when the…
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Emails show how Rock Island County auditor’s office duped by scammers for $115K | Politics and elections
But Palmer is an elected official and cannot be terminated, and the county board has no authority over Van Daele since she reports to Palmer. …
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