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My small business fell for a counterfeit check scam. It dented my confidence and made me more cautious.
Eat Your Flowers bakery was scammed with a $7,500 counterfeit check. Loria Stern told BI it's added…
Joshua Nelken-Zitser
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LinkedIn says it intercepts the 'majority' of scams on its site — but job hunters say it's not enough
LinkedIn rolled out verification tools last year to curb fraudulent posts on the platform. Job hunt…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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College students desperate for jobs are getting scammed online by criminals posing as tech recruiters
College students looking to join the workforce are being targeted by scammers offering attractive j…
Camilo Fonseca
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A Trump-backed gubernatorial candidate in Arizona is urging her supporters to use mail-in ballots — a form of voting that Trump has baselessly labeled a 'scam'
Attacking the validity of mail-in ballots has been an integral pillar of Trump's groundless conspir…
Cheryl Teh
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6 ways to get the best deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday and how to avoid scams
It's easy to get lost in a sea of Black Friday do's and don'ts — here's how to stay savvy and…
Sebastian Cahill
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Over 27,000 student-loan borrowers are getting $4.1 million in payments in the mail after debt relief companies 'lured' them into 'fake loan forgiveness claims,' a federal consumer agency says
The FTC accused companies of using a "scheme" to trick student-loan borrowers into paying illegal f…
Ayelet Sheffey
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How to avoid getting scammed out of your home or becoming a victim of land fraud
Real-estate scams increased 64% from 2020 to 2021, according to the FBI. Two people with insider kn…
Jordan Pandy
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2 men are charged with defrauding airlines out of $300,000 in a 5-year lost-luggage scam
The US Attorney's Office is accusing the men of stealing $300,000 from airlines in an elaborate los…
Taylor Rains
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A hacker ripped me off for $10,000. The scam turned out to be brilliant and terrifying.
Verizon, Chase, and the police were all useless when my identity got hacked. Then Psycho Bunny came…
Avery Hartmans
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The spam and the scam: What's driving those incessant political fundraising email and text campaigns blowing up your inbox
Even the progressive and conservative groups helping with the messages admit the constant barrage c…
Madison Hall
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37,800 student-loan borrowers are getting $3.3 million worth of checks in the mail after a debt relief company 'falsely' promised loan forgiveness but instead 'pocketed customers' payments,' a federal watchdog says
The FTC accused Arete Financial Group, a student loan debt relief operation, of scamming borrowers …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Grieving women warn of TikTok scam involving sending loved ones' ashes to a fake artist who uses the remains for extortion
Three women from different states are looking for answers after a scammer allegedly used the remain…
Jordan Hart
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'Casanova Scammer' faces jail for defrauding more than 30 women of $1.3 million on dating apps
Brian Wedgeworth posed as a doctor for nearly five years, promising women on dating apps that he wo…
Ryan Hogg
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Journalist Sucheta Dalal records statement on NSE co-location scam, joins probe
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on has recorded the statement of journalist Sucheta Dalal in conne…
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A woman who lives in a Colorado town with 27 people thought it was a 'scam' when she learned she won $250,000 lottery
The woman, identified as Joanie L., said she plans to buy alpacas with the prize money, Colorado lo…
Taylor Ardrey
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How to block emails on any service or app and save your inbox from spam
Every email service lets you block emails, giving you the power to decide whose emails you see and …
William Antonelli
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An 83-year-old California man was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison after stealing more than $250,000 by pretending to raise money for Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke and others
John Pierre Dupont took from thousands of donors who thought they were giving money to Bernie Sande…
Camila DeChalus,Jacob Shamsian
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Ohio woman gets prison time after 'romance scam' led her to swindle over $500,000 from family members, officials say
The 62-year-old woman had been scammed first, but officials say the woman still convinced relatives…
Jordan Hart
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Over 23,000 student-loan borrowers might soon receive a check in the mail after 5 debt relief companies were accused of charging them unnecessary fees
The CFPB accused five companies that provide student-debt relief services of unlawfully collecting …
Ayelet Sheffey
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A large number of CEOs globally are falling prey to email frauds
If you thought that cyber crime, especially hacking, is limited to bank accounts, personal mail IDs…