A Coventry couple who put down a $21,000 deposit for an addition to their house — only to have the contractor take the money and not…
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Category: Construction Scams
MTA ‘Overtime King’ Thomas Caputo scammed LIRR mega-projects
MTA “Overtime King” Thomas Caputo and four charged co-conspirators raked in “improbable” amounts of OT pay by using union seniority to land jobs on mega-projects…
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What is a rug pull? Squid Game crypto scam reveals danger
One of the hottest cryptocurrencies in the last week was a meme coin known as SQUID. It was based on the popular Squid Game Netflix…
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Cryptocurrency Losses Soar in Romance Scams
Anatomy of a Cryptocurrency Investment Scam The FBI outlines the eight steps that a cryptocurrency investment scam commonly follows: 1. The scammer’s initial contact is typically made…
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BBB warns of ‘wrong number’ text message scams
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers of a scam where strangers pretend to use “wrong number” text message responses to…
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Sheriff’s Office Not Asking For Money; Shodeen Not Asking To Fix Your Garage – Kane County Connects
The Kane County Sheriff’s Office and Elburn Police Department are warning of two recent scams aimed at separating you from your money. The Sheriff’s Office…
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How to avoid the Google Voice verification code scam
If there’s one constant among scammers, it’s that they’re always coming up with new schemes, like the Google Voice verification scam. Have you heard about…
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CBI takes over probe into ‘Bike Bot’ scam
The CBI has taken over the probe into the ‘Bike Bot’ scam in which more than two lakh people were allegedly cheated of about ₹15,000…
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Baltimore County man pleads guilty to participating in COVID-19 vaccine scam
On Jan. 11, 2021, an undercover Homeland Security Investigations special agent contacted a number advertised on the fake website, “Modernatx.shop.” The undercover agent then exchanged…
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Contractor investigated over payment scam
A Russian-owned, UK construction company, Pazhar Zvezdy Ltd has been wound up by the courts for failing to pay recruitment agencies for their payroll services.…
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