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.…
View More IRS sees surge in reports of stimulus check scamsDog 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…
View More Dog scam leads to attack in Arkansas parking lotStudent 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…
View More Student loan forgiveness scams on the rise. How to protect yourself.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…
View More US SEC charges investment adviser over $110m Ponzi schemeDearborn 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…
View More Dearborn Heights woman defrauded of $5,000 in loan scam – Press and GuideEmails 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. …
View More Emails show how Rock Island County auditor’s office duped by scammers for $115K | Politics and electionsUtilities scammers target Austin residents
Fourteen customers paid more than $7,000 total to scammers claiming bills were past due. AUSTIN, Texas — Utility scammers are targeting Austin residents, saying their…
View More Utilities scammers target Austin residentsShreveport man admits to multimillion dollar Ponzi scheme, faces 15-year sentence | 3 Investigates
SHREVEPORT, La. — A former Shreveport businessman who defrauded investors and financial institutions in a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court. He’ll…
View More Shreveport man admits to multimillion dollar Ponzi scheme, faces 15-year sentence | 3 InvestigatesA takeout scam that takes your money and leaves you hungry
Have you ever ordered food delivery, and it just never came? Watch out! See how and where you’re ordering that could make you a target.…
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