Looking for some relief from your student debt burden before federal payments resume in 2022? Make sure to do your due diligence, or you may…
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A Harvard Scam and the Best Podcasts of 2021: The Week in Narrated Articles
This weekend, listen to a collection of narrated articles from around The New York Times, read aloud by the reporters who wrote them. Nidhi Razdan…
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FBI warning about increase in scams involving cryptocurrency ATMs
BALTIMORE — The FBI is warning about an increase in cryptocurrency scams. As the value of cryptocurrency soars, so has interest by investors and scammers.…
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What’s a Ponzi scheme? The history of the financial scam
A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent and illegal business practice where people are scammed into investing in a false business that pays high financial returns…
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Arizona-based Blueacorn questioned in congressional PPP loan fraud investigation
SCOTTSDALE, AZ — A Valley company, which helped gig workers and mom-and-pops get the federal loans to stay in business during the pandemic, is now…
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Melbourne racing identity Bill Vlahos jailed for nine years for $17.5m punting Ponzi scheme
Dazzled by the promise of plum winnings on the racetrack because of a secret mathematical formula, the investors that Bill Vlahos swindled named their syndicates…
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FTC warns to watch for scammers | News
JONESBORO — Picking up the pieces after a disaster is hard enough without being the target of a scammer preying on vulnerable people trying to…
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Public Safety – week of December 17, 2021 | Public Safety
Music teacher arrested for aggravated sexual battery of a minor Roger McKay Courtesy Photo Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department Major Crimes Bureau’s Child…
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Man jailed for ‘breathtaking’ punting scam
Bill Vlahos stole $17.5 million from 71 horse racing punters through an elaborate scam involving a fictional formula for winning big and a made-up international…
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Govt issues warning, says installing unknown lending apps may compromise data
The warning has been issued by Cyber Dost, a Twitter handle managed by the Union ministry of home affairs. It has asked the borrowers to…
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