Category: IRS Scams

VanPelt legally changed her name to Ellen Corkrum in 2016 and applied for the loans using both her current and former names. All of the…

View More Roswell woman gets 3 years in prison for $6 million PPP scam

It’s a new year, but scammers are still up to the same old schemes. Judy Yates, a criminologist who lives in Port Hueneme, compiles a monthly…

View More Top scams to watch out for in 2022

Valesky Barosy has been charged with five counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering and one count of aggravated identity theft. If convicted…

View More Man accused of falsely seeking $4 million in COVID loans

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is alerting Iowa consumers to possible scams in the wake of the unprecedented tornadoes and storms of December 15th. The National…

View More Sen. Grassley Warns of Post-Derecho Scams  – 95.1 The Bull

Gift cards are popular with scammers because they’re more like cash. Here’s what to watch for. Scam Alert!  Audra’s neighbor was the target of the…

View More The Latest Tricks Criminals Are Using to Scam You!

Valesky Barosy’s public life — or at least the one he claimed to lead on social media — was one defined by silk-stocking extravagance: a…

View More Fort Lauderdale Man Who Flaunted Lamborghini, Designer Clothes, Arrested for PPP Scams

Valesky Barosy, 27, of Fort Lauderdale, made his first appearance last week in a Fort Lauderdale federal court, according to court records. He’s charged with…

View More Fort Lauderdale man accused in $4.2M COVID relief fraud scheme used funds to buy a Lamborghini and luxury items, prosecutors say – South Florida Sun Sentinel

A North Carolina man pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring to defraud the United States by promoting a nationwide tax fraud scheme and assisting in the…

View More North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Promoting Nationwide Tax Fraud Scheme | OPA

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – Olmsted County Sheriff wants people to be on alert for scammers, commonly targeting the elderly. A Sheriff’s Office report released in…

View More Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office warns of scammers targeting the elderly

A New Jersey mortgage company loan officer who’d been an international fugitive for several years admitted his role in a long-running, large-scale scam that cost…

View More Feds: International Fugitive Admits Role In $30 Million NJ Mortgage Fraud